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It's Over
January 17, 2009 | Posted by Abu Muqawama - 5:14pm | 99 Comments
Israel's latest war is over, it appears. Unlike in 2006, when the post-war talk all centered around Hizballah's performance and the IDF's poor showing, the talk this time around is about the ethics of Israel's assault and the way in which the operation was conducted. The good news from Israel's perspective is that even the most hardened Hamas supporter would have a very tough time declaring victory. It appears as if even the best units from Hamas were rolled up with little difficulty, and though I am not in favor of using body counts to gauge operational excellence, it has to be said that Israel inflicted a lot of pain on Hamas with very few casualties of their own. And it's Israel -- not Hamas -- deciding how and when the conflict ends. What Israeli policy-makers are going to have to weigh over the next few weeks, though, will be how badly their international reputation has been hurt by this conflict. And that could affect long-term policy goals. Sound off in the comments section on who you think won this conflict, and why.
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