Shrapnel in Shmona
Michael Totten drives through Kiryat Shmona, with some powerful imagery. It's a good read, which I only have to argue with two pieces:
The Israel/Lebanon war created hundreds of thousands of refugees on each side of the border, but that’s where proportion ends. Israel has a real army and a real air force and can inflict real damage on its enemies. Hezbollah, on the other hand, is only strong enough to terrorize people.
I understand where Michael is going with this one, but let's be clear - killing people is real damage.
There is a lot of talk in the media and the blogosphere about Hezbollah’s targets in Israel. Some insist that Hezbollah does too aim its Katyushas at the Israeli military. The “proof” is that 12 soldiers were killed by a rocket just before I arrived on the border.
As I'm sure Michael knows, and implied, but wasn't clear on - those 12 soldiers were just-called up reservists, gathering outside a kibbutz, near a cemetary. Either Hizb'allah had fantastic intelligence, or they were targeting a civilian location, and got lucky.
But go read his article, as the pictures are worth a thousand words. And hit his tipjar while you are there.
