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To: neolib who wrote (195859)	8/7/2006 8:15:42 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Planes and tanks are very expensive. They are also pretty much useless if the other side has good counter measures. They aren't useless against modern anti-tank weapons, but their utility is lessened. The measures, counter-measures, and counter-counter measures go back and forth, but its not simple to turn a properly commanded modern tank force in to a useless asset.

To: neolib who wrote (195859)	8/7/2006 8:31:21 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Clearly something has changed from past conflicts and I think you are right that the anti-tank missiles are having the IDF in a bind that the Hezbollah fighters are all too eager to exploit. And exploiting they are. BTW, here is a reference to the 10,000 figure: "Some 10,000 Israeli soldiers are fighting several hundred Hezbollah gunmen in south Lebanon, trying to track and destroy rocket launchers and push the guerrilla group out of the area." seattletimes.nwsource.com