Iron Fist With a Star of David Tattoo

Here are the Israelis again, once more promising to unleash hell when Hezbollah attacks:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said, “If the quiet is kept, those facing us will enjoy quiet.” Then he warned that Hezbollah aggression would be met by “an iron fist.”

And here are the Israelis showing just what they are up against:

A photograph of Muhaybib, a town south of here, is covered with red squares marking the placement of what the Israelis say are command posts, anti-tank positions, tunnels and launch pads. Israel says there are 90 buildings in the village of 1,100 people and that 35 buildings are being used by Hezbollah.

The interesting thing here is that the Israelis are being so open about what they know.

The frightening thing is that they're telling the world that they don't give a damn about civilian casualties this time. That's a message to the west, the Arab world, and the people living in those targeted villages.

In Israel Strikes, I  portrayed Hezbollah launching a massive missile war with the IDF rolling across the border and engaging everything South of the Litani River, the approximate northern boundary of Hezbollah controlled territory. Four years after the fact I think I got things right, only in the coming war, things will be much worse.

With an arsenal of 100,000 rockets Hezbollah can keep Israel under a bombardment not seen by a Western Country since the Battle of Britain. I expect thousands of Israeli casualties. The IDF will have no choice but to roll into Lebanon and occupy everything south of the Litani. This of course will lead to a great battle in which the Israelis will take hundreds of casualties and loose dozens of vehicles (they lost 24 in the last war).

Might I suggest reading Israel Strikes before its overtaken by events?