The buffer zone fallacy
When Qassams first flew out of Gaza, it became obvious that Israel would, via artillery, create a no man's land so that any attempted launch would be exposed.
The response was longer range Qassam's and bigger artillery cleared buffer zones.
I predicted this would go on, until like Monty Python's Knight at the bridge, there would be a flattened Gaza which would be uninhabited, but HAMAS would declare a victory from among the million tents in the egyptian desert, if Israel was going to solve the problem via buffer zones.
And now Israel announces a buffer zone to be occupied by the IDF which MIGHT protect a bit better the northern Haifa /Qiryat Shemona areas from the shortest ranged and most inaccurate of Hizballah missiles.
Insufficient forces used to obliterate the enemy's ability to rain destruction on your own people.
Insufficient determination displayed to deter the enemy over 6 years.
Insufficient aircraft used in combat air patrols to kill the katyusha launching crews
Insufficient technical means to spot the launch points by direct fire, and determine storage areas.
Insufficient political determination in the combat zone ..." They said that once the civilians had been told to leave the town, the army should have regarded Bint Jbail as a battlefield and destroyed any home where Hezbollah guerrillas were suspected of hiding." -- from the combat arm, the IDF
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