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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
I never suggested that Israel had a "complete lack of knowledge." I suspect that Israel has the best intelligence services in the world. But even that intelligence service apparently did not realize how well armed its sworn enemy was, or where those arms were kept.
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And my rebuttal is, that they knew where some of the arms were but not others-it's probably impossible to know where all of them were. They may have underestimate the amount, or perhaps not, its impossible to tell with certitude. They probably underestimate the technology leaps in weaponry.
I am not arguing that they did not make mistakes or that the war went perfectly. On the other hand, the fight is not fair in the sense that Israel continues to play by certain rules. Part of the reason Lebanon is armed as it is is because of Syria, but Israel was not meaningfully striking back at Syria. If they were to do that, the equation might change. Not that the battle would be over more quickly but tey would start to get to the root of the problem.
