From Ahmet of Tunisia on Fareed Zakaria: "Asad,
Rehabilitation by pumping the Zionist volume (no mention of massive US aid over
the years):
But money doesn’t
begin to describe Israel’s real advantages, which are in the quality and
effectiveness of its military, in terms of both weapons and people. Despite
being dwarfed by the Arab population, Israel’s army plus its high-quality
reservists vastly outnumber those of the Arab nations. Its weapons are far more
sophisticated, often a generation ahead of those used by its adversaries.
Israel’s technology advantage has profound implications on the modern
battlefield.
The most powerful Arab military, and the one against
which Israel is often judged in scholarly studies, is Syria’s. But of course
theSyrian army is now in turmoil as it battles its own people and Bashar
al-Assad hangs on to power.
Then there are the asymmetrical threats from groups such
as Hezbollah and Hamas. The study takes a look at them and analyzes Hezbollah’s
huge arsenal of missiles. The authors conclude that these pose no real threat to
Israel because the missiles are largely unguided and thus ineffective. Hamas’s
rockets are even more crude and ineffective. Israel’s response, its “Iron Dome”
defense system, has worked better than expected."
