has done absolutely nothing to prevent Hezbollah from growing in
leaps and bounds since it turned its guns on the Lebanese in May.
By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
In terms of weaponry, strategic and political positioning, and its ever-expanding international reach, Hezbollah is "five times more capable today," than it was at the beginning of the July 2006 war with Israel: A fact, according to experts, that prompted Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to tell his troops during a Tuesday morning tour of positions along the Golan Heights, "It's not for nothing that we're training here."
Not for nothing indeed. Poised just over the border in south Lebanon is Hezbollah; a Lebanon-based Shiite militia, considered to be a terrorist army by Israel and the United States, heavily funded and equipped by Iran and operationally supported by both Iran and Syria.
Hezbollah has strengthened its strategic positions across Lebanon in recent months. And in recent weeks, its military training and posturing has increased in regions of the country far beyond its traditionally recognized southern defenses (below the Litani River) and al-Dahiyeh (Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold near the airport). Read more ...
In terms of weaponry, strategic and political positioning, and its ever-expanding international reach, Hezbollah is "five times more capable today," than it was at the beginning of the July 2006 war with Israel: A fact, according to experts, that prompted Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to tell his troops during a Tuesday morning tour of positions along the Golan Heights, "It's not for nothing that we're training here."
Not for nothing indeed. Poised just over the border in south Lebanon is Hezbollah; a Lebanon-based Shiite militia, considered to be a terrorist army by Israel and the United States, heavily funded and equipped by Iran and operationally supported by both Iran and Syria.
Hezbollah has strengthened its strategic positions across Lebanon in recent months. And in recent weeks, its military training and posturing has increased in regions of the country far beyond its traditionally recognized southern defenses (below the Litani River) and al-Dahiyeh (Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold near the airport). Read more ...
Source: Middle East Times
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