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Source: http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060809-110541-3735r.htm
War Going Better than We're Hearing
[Washington Times] Rowan Scarborough - Robert Maginnis, a former Army artillery officer who has analyzed the IDF's tactics, said Israel is "up against Hizballah people who are trained reasonably well." "They are better than a lot of their Arab counterparts. They are willing to die....It's a mini-Iran and they are charged up because they are the Islamic resistance in Lebanon." Still, "it's going better than we're hearing," said an Army Special Forces soldier who has deployed to the Middle East. "Some of the cease-fire overtures wouldn't be occurring if the Israelis weren't doing much damage. The IDF knew of the tunnels and traps waiting for them, so they softened it up with air power directed by operations." "The main thing is that the links to Iran and Syria are becoming known to the public."