I tried my best to present an objective look at the history of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. My goal is to give some perspective and context for what we are witnessing today. Sometimes the best way to understand how things might unfold in the future is to look at what lessons each side may have chosen to learn in the past. The 2006 war was costly and devestating. The IDF and Israeli government saw it as a strategic defeat and have since made major changes. Hezbollah has also grown and invested in assets to double down on what they see as their strengths. However, In the past all sides have found ways to return to peace and some normalcy even after periods of war....the stakes have changed this time around with Iran taking more of a direct role though.... Hopefully the current tension we're going through finds a way to end.
Perhaps Isrealis in missile vulnerable regions should think about living and working in berm type buildings/houses to help nulify the effects of missile intrusions. This helps blunt the spear of the attacker as well as allow the defender to avoid being provoked into fighting small wars, which are only really PR stunts by one faction or another, so that they can remain relevent.
@@Taskandpurpose bro why you didn't speak about the juicy cruise anti ship missile that target Israeli Israeli frigate and make all Israel ships withdraw from Lebanon sea ?????
2001 , Barak lost the election to Ariel Sharon , who ruled till his stroke on 2005. This is important since Olmertwas a relatively new prime minister at 2006. Amir Perez the Secretary of defense at the time was also unxperienced, so both were influenced by Halotz Also , Ivri was not at any official rule in Israel army or government at 2006
Who would have thought that Arik would end up being such a symbol of hope and peace? 2006 was embarrassing, no doubts. Though in comparison to the failings leading to October 7th, it was as nothing. Israel has a powerful military, certainly the most powerful in the region (except for Turkey if we are including that as part of the region), but like many powerful militaries / organizations it tends to get complacent. It takes a wake up call like the Lebanese conflict in 2006 or the intelligence and military failures of October 7th to break out of the arrogance. The US Secret Service is going through that right now...
Barak wasn't cut out to be PM in the first place. Another Blunder was Golda Meir. In 1973 War she said Pre Emp. Strike. Only a Mad person could do that. IDF and IAF would stopped them all.
2:46 Hey. Huge factual mistake there. Ehud Barak's government was replaced by Likud-led Ariel Sharon. Who led Israel until he fell ill in 2006 (only then to be replaced by Olmert). Ariel Sharon, is not insignificant. He's one of the most famous former Israeli generals and security ministers in its past wars (67', 73', and Lebanon war of 82'). And who during his terms as prime minister largely faced the second Intifada, built the West Bank seperation wall, led the West Bank Protective Wall operation, and executed the disengagement from the Gaza Strip in 2005. Olmert was prime minister only during 2006-2009 period.
@@sjappiyah4071 depends on what kind of war. miltary, it's like the fourth all combined though? it's always been one long war since the british put the jewish in palestine like 70 or 80 years ago. it's all a mix of economical, political, psychological and sometimes military war. yes, those are actual things and yes we're tired of it
The IDF "plan in 2006 sounds a lot like LBJ & McNamara's failed plan in Nam. Remember this Chines proverb, " A Tiger uses all of its strength to kill a rabbit."
Love your videos man your factual and don’t blend with politics. These are straight reports from declassified files and past interviews. I rely heavily on your info to keep everyone I know informed and how my beliefs have shaped from the info I hear
Walks like a terrorists acts like terrorists its a terrorists. There going to war with hezbollah not the Lebanon people.. people so sensitive nowadays.
@@Willson-r5q that's why they killed thousands of Lebanese people Christian muslims civilians in the capital and every were and he didn't speak the truth the 2006 war began because Israel in 2000 captured more than 1400 Lebanese civilians as hostages aka prisoners so hezballa attack them and capture 2 soldiers not civilians to make a exchange deal so who is the terrorists in the story
Summary: the entire region is a hot mess. Thanks once again for your factual and without bias (as much as possible) overview of the history in the region. I learn something about the world and geopolitics and conflicts every day from your channel - keep up the good work.
I’ve got to say your Journalism has REALLY improved since your page started! I’m not saying it wasn’t good before because I been watching your videos for years now and you’ve really stepped up since Russia Ukraine war
@@sneakysnek8416 Lmao right, So useless, when all western armies including the US and NATO send their troops to study and train in Israel. There is a good reason the legendary IDF is well studied in military academies around the globe. Probably the most effective, powerful (compared to its size) modern army that will ever exist. Ask the entire Muslim world
Yes because it fits your narrative, he's biased towards isreal. Well you are kinda right though, I too trust him enough even though I don't agree politically, because he isn't talking about politics but just an analysis.
The lesson is that you need to be willing to give something in order to get peace. But if it doesn't bring peace, then you also need to be ready to take it back, plus more.
An eye for your whole fucking head? Jesus Christ if that isn't genocidal speech I'm Mother Theresa's masseuse. It was Jew*sh t e rrror groups that seized the land in the first place ILLEGALLY during the Na k baah, so doesn't that lesson apply to the Palestinians? Maybe they should take their land back plus more, just a thought.
Lebanon has not even had an official census since the 1930s. There are massive infrastructure problems. It is a Thunderdome testbed. Also they have great falafel.
Beruit and Lebenon had been an island of plenty and peace right up until the 1970s. It was a place to go, like the hippy trail through such exotic historic locations like Kandahar and Khabul. Perhaps oil money has been abused to ferment indignation and an islamic version of peace and security....
Lebanon is pretty much a Failed State, almost entirely reliant on US and Euro Foreign Aid just to feed its population. That's the real reason Hezbollah has not gone full War against Israel currently. As soon as that Aid gets turned off, the whole country's in a Famine. Iran supplies them plenty of weapons, but no food or assistance in good governance. Like many, I'll criticize the USA for failing to install effective Governments in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Iran is even worse at that task with its Proxy States than the West is. But Lebanese Falafel is good, and they make a great fattoush salad to go with it. Lebanese people not caught up in Jihad are actually really nice. As @conormac says, before Oil Wars started Lebanon was a pretty happy multicultural melting pot.
You are a big clown if you think that this shit is unbiased ... this clown is an israrli muppet... go find other sources. This video is full of propaganda ... he started by saying that shebaa farms are occupied lebanese land and ended it by sympathy for idf and why they failed to occupy lebanon again... go read about why hizbulla is created in the first place
@@bionichyenaa Why do people like you exist? Really, like you make a comment with no substance. Fair enough OP made a comment with no substance, but you countering with no substance...what is even the point? Which part or parts of the vid are bias?
I recall that there was some mention of this conflict in the media years ago but it didn't really totally register with me since it was so far away. This puts it into a much clearer perspective. Thanks for all the work you and your team put into these documentaries.
Great video! I just wish you linked it to the current events occurring. Example: the mutual deterrence that both sides thought they had turned out not to be there. (just my opinion of course, I could be wrong)
Thank you cappy for finally exminig the conflict ! althogh you have made an iaccuracy Genral Ivry was the comandder of the IAF during the first Lebanese war in 1982 the chief in 2006 was General Eliezer Shkedi
Yeah, there's a point after which conflict just has its own momentum, even if the original reasons are long gone. The fighting becomes the reason for the fighting.
earlier i asked you a couple of questions: Basically, you're very well informed and so you can describe and explain your thoughts well. This is why I'm anxious to know your background on ...well, any thing.
A missing nuance to the story is that IDF's pullout from Southern Lebanon was championed by a movement called "Four Mothers" which decried the casulties the IDF sustained in the buffer zone seemingly for nothing. The protest movement was so successful that even Netanyahu, who ran against Barak in 1999, announced he would pull back from Lebanon because he understood he had no other way to beat Barak who made the pullout one of his key election promises. Another interesting story is that of The Army Of Southern Lebanon which was an arab militia that supported the IDF in southern lebanon for twenty years until it collapsed during the pullout. Their people were evacuated to Israel, at least those who wished to do so. What was left behind became Hezbollah country with no actual authority of Beirut present. And the rest is history.
Israel withdrew from S-Lebanon to minimize or end a conflict to which there seemed to be no end, and the problems got worse. Israel withdrew from Gaza to minimize or end a conflict to which there seemed to be no end, and the problems got worse. There seems to be a pattern here, if only we could see what it is.
The west thinks their tactics and strategies work here in the east. But they don’t, the cultures are too different. Withdrawal Is seen as weakness not peace making and take full advantage every time.
Well it seems the only option is to make some sort of peace deal. Or Israel has to take over a entire every country in the middle east. Maybe it was a bad idea to try and install a group of ideologically different people into the middle east without thinking about it.
@@Bklyngurl85Israel isn’t the west, and they know how to portray strength in the Middle East. However the west likes to bend Israel’s arm in Israel’s conflict in order to achieve western interests in the region.
Halutz was the first and last pilot serving as chief of staff. All other IDF heads before and since had been infantry men (though mostly from the paratroopers brigade). It is very common for high ranking "green army" (i.e. not air force or navy) officers that after commanding a battalion, they "move around" and gain various experiences with different army positions - doing some armor, other specialized infantry ops, maybe combat engineering, so when they get to regiment command they understand a lot about the different forces under their command - or at least know what they don't know. Halutz rose in ranks doing only air force stuff and his only non-air force position was deputy chief of staff, before he got the main position. It was well understood that he didn't see the point of anything other than the air force (and to a lesser extent, navy) and it was a disaster waiting to happen, if there was ever a war on his shift. I was, BTW, one of the reservists that were called up for the war, and then my brigade spent the rest of the war sitting in our emergency deployment bunkers and wondering why everyone are complaining about missing supplies: all the supplies are here, just give us the command to go. 🤷
If you want to try understand Lebanon currently, there is no better book than "pity the nation" by the legendary irish-english reporter for the London Times, Robert Fiske. He was known until his death to always ask uncomfortable questions of everyone. Had bigger balls and almost a suicidal commitment to getting first hand accounts
@@Tom-kt8lu dude was basically, "I was so scared I couldn't move, but I then told the driver to turn around and drive towards where the explosions were happening."
Who's the good guys?? America? Killing over 100,000 in Japan mostly civilians Only country to use a nuke Killed many native Americans and stole land You sheep fall victim into their media which they use to make themselves like like heros
Not "we"--in this case Blinken and Sullivan because they seem ready to repeat the mistakes the US has made repeatedly by making the Israelis settle for less than victory, preparing the ground for the next war.
In summary, Israel faced hurdles mainy because of military leaders who were fixated in theoritical terms that weren't just working on the ground and were actually risking more casualties instead of reducing casualties as the intended goal.
You can't fight like the Americans unless you ARE American. Just because the corrupt politicians give you our hard earned weapons doesn't mean that you are elite
@@tomhenry897Hezbollah doesn’t have troops in Beirut. It operates in southern Lebanon but it does have support and agents operating through the country
@@Beyonder1987Hizbollah controls areas of Beirut what are you talking about? They use the international airport to transport their weapons from tunnels underneath the airport.
Good account, Chris. I see that the IDF took these lessons to heart, and that its performance in Operation CAST LEAD, in Gaza, was significantly better. The problems with calling-up reserves? Quite a contrast with the situation in 1973.
The big issue is that many people leave every few years, so there's an implicit reset happening all the time. It's awesome that they can pick up new tech and ideas really quickly, but that lack of memory means repeating some very bad lessons....
Generation gaps tend to forget what their grandparents and before did. The media, politics and the outside worlds blur the lines and the stories get rewritten or outright erased. History repeats itself over and over, no matter how much tech we have in our hands and available, we are still savage beings at the core.
It's because since 1967 we are never allowed to be the one who start and only allowed to respond after being hit (or America will take away our military aid)
Exactly why Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan were failures for the US. We expected them to surrender, but the more you kill indiscriminately, the more enemies you create. I’m ashamed my tax dollars are currently being used by Israel to perpetuate this genocide. Western media refuses to face the facts.
Just mentioning that this conflict has be ongoing since well before I was born in 1972. I have a good understanding of the problems talking to many people directly affected.
Lol and they're still the most advanced in the neighborhood. 1zlam is uncivilized and primitive. Wherever it is worshipped violence is rampant. Pathetic @@stevem2323
I tried my best to present an objective look at the history of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. My goal is to give some perspective and context for what we are witnessing today. Sometimes the best way to understand how things might unfold in the future is to look at what lessons each side may have chosen to learn in the past. The 2006 war was costly and devestating. The IDF and Israeli government saw it as a strategic defeat and have since made major changes. Hezbollah has also grown and invested in assets to double down on what they see as their strengths. However, In the past all sides have found ways to return to peace and some normalcy even after periods of war....the stakes have changed this time around with Iran taking more of a direct role though.... Hopefully the current tension we're going through finds a way to end.
Nice epic video
Don’t think it has really started. Iran and its proxies have evil intentions.
Great video
would you say you're biased towards israel ?
Perhaps Isrealis in missile vulnerable regions should think about living and working in berm type buildings/houses to help nulify the effects of missile intrusions. This helps blunt the spear of the attacker as well as allow the defender to avoid being provoked into fighting small wars, which are only really PR stunts by one faction or another, so that they can remain relevent.
Whoever did the map animations for this is good. Excellent work.
Michael did all the editing on this one !
@@Taskandpurpose bro why you didn't speak about the juicy cruise anti ship missile that target Israeli Israeli frigate and make all Israel ships withdraw from Lebanon sea ?????
hi
@@Taskandpurpose Why do you cover up Israel's massacres and crimes!!!??
@@Ahmed-sf8mv Do you acknowledge the Hamas crimes against humanity by slaughtering, raping, executing civilian men, women and children?
If you’re a hammer then every problem is a nail. If you’re a retired Air Force guy then every problem is JDAM target.
its crazy that Israel seems to want to lose another war to Lebanon
@@willharrison3740crazy arabs keep fucking with Israel
@@willharrison3740 like Israel asked Lebanon to fight if
@@ofrikalif4938 they basically are
@@willharrison3740 You have some head issues? Israel won all the wars agaisnt every arab nation even all of them combined.
Thanks for providing background for viewers who are less aware of the full picture and the conflict is not new just a new wave of it.
~1400 years
@Booz2020are you suffering from brainrot mate? Hope some mental institution admits you poor soul.
the entity known as "isn't real" is unhinged and must be brought to justice
@Booz2020nah I’m good
@Booz2020 lmao bali dont need zionazis
2001 , Barak lost the election to Ariel Sharon , who ruled till his stroke on 2005. This is important since Olmertwas a relatively new prime minister at 2006. Amir Perez the Secretary of defense at the time was also unxperienced, so both were influenced by Halotz
Also , Ivri was not at any official rule in Israel army or government at 2006
Who would have thought that Arik would end up being such a symbol of hope and peace? 2006 was embarrassing, no doubts. Though in comparison to the failings leading to October 7th, it was as nothing. Israel has a powerful military, certainly the most powerful in the region (except for Turkey if we are including that as part of the region), but like many powerful militaries / organizations it tends to get complacent. It takes a wake up call like the Lebanese conflict in 2006 or the intelligence and military failures of October 7th to break out of the arrogance. The US Secret Service is going through that right now...
@Booz2020 Gibberish is not spoken here
Barak wasn't cut out to be PM in the first place.
Another Blunder was Golda Meir. In 1973 War she said Pre Emp. Strike. Only a Mad person could do that.
IDF and IAF would stopped them all.
I appreciate that you abstained from the silly clips I've seen you experiment with recently. This is a serious and excellent episode!
2:46
Hey. Huge factual mistake there.
Ehud Barak's government was replaced by Likud-led Ariel Sharon. Who led Israel until he fell ill in 2006 (only then to be replaced by Olmert).
Ariel Sharon, is not insignificant. He's one of the most famous former Israeli generals and security ministers in its past wars (67', 73', and Lebanon war of 82'). And who during his terms as prime minister largely faced the second Intifada, built the West Bank seperation wall, led the West Bank Protective Wall operation, and executed the disengagement from the Gaza Strip in 2005.
Olmert was prime minister only during 2006-2009 period.
Another huge factual mistake is that this is the 2nd lebanon-israel war
@@drumroll7552if it’s not the 2nd , then which round was it ?
1982, 1978@@sjappiyah4071
@@sjappiyah4071 depends on what kind of war. miltary, it's like the fourth
all combined though? it's always been one long war since the british put the jewish in palestine like 70 or 80 years ago.
it's all a mix of economical, political, psychological and sometimes military war. yes, those are actual things and yes we're tired of it
@@rami-succar7356 sorry just want to make sure I understood what you wrote- "it was the British who put the Jews in Palestine"???
The IDF "plan in 2006 sounds a lot like LBJ & McNamara's failed plan in Nam. Remember this Chines proverb, " A Tiger uses all of its strength to kill a rabbit."
That’s a really dumb proverb.
@@Jack958枪打出头鸟)
@@cractrick9225 idk what that means, idc what that means.
@@Jack958I'm assuming it's a spin on the "the early bird gets the worm", but idk
@@Jack958 it means the bird that sticks out gets shot. It's a proverb on conforming with the group, fitting for u.
Hey man, nice production on this one!
When I hear “post modern French…..” I see more red flags then a Soviet parade.
French make me mad
They colonization world
You don't know crap kid
@@markchapman2585 personal attacks? Really? I thought you were better then this.
@@hoyer *than
The german soldier shocked the world, the italian bersagliere shocked the german soldier 🇮🇹
Love your videos man your factual and don’t blend with politics. These are straight reports from declassified files and past interviews. I rely heavily on your info to keep everyone I know informed and how my beliefs have shaped from the info I hear
Great coverage. Thanks for sharing. Very difficult subject and you didn't take a side with useless opinion. I appreciate that greatly.
Walks like a terrorists acts like terrorists its a terrorists. There going to war with hezbollah not the Lebanon people.. people so sensitive nowadays.
Stfu and give me a f- apple pie receipee 😄
@@Willson-r5q that's why they killed thousands of Lebanese people Christian muslims civilians in the capital and every were and he didn't speak the truth the 2006 war began because Israel in 2000 captured more than 1400 Lebanese civilians as hostages aka prisoners so hezballa attack them and capture 2 soldiers not civilians to make a exchange deal so who is the terrorists in the story
@@Willson-r5qnot true
We need to remember that barak is considered the worst IDF chieff in israeli history
I think you meant Halutz
@@aaronsaada9878 He means both :)
Until the current IDF chief, that is.
He is a terrible person officer and politician. Ehud barach
He gave our enemies far too many concessions. We are still feeling the consequences today
Excellent honest analysis. I only wish our news media could produce content like this.
Honest😂😂😂
Probably the most important video you’ve made. Excellent.
Looks like this aged pretty well, same story 2024
Yeah I bet Hezbollah dudes scared to even touch their phone now😂
No it's not
Really.. Now jewish terrorists are afraid of going thier military base 😂@@jonasbaine3538
@@jonasbaine3538and I bet israeli dudes scared to even step foot into lebanon now
Lmao no they are still kicking idf butts@@jonasbaine3538
Summary: the entire region is a hot mess. Thanks once again for your factual and without bias (as much as possible) overview of the history in the region. I learn something about the world and geopolitics and conflicts every day from your channel - keep up the good work.
Always good to see Cappy
I’ve got to say your Journalism has REALLY improved since your page started! I’m not saying it wasn’t good before because I been watching your videos for years now and you’ve really stepped up since Russia Ukraine war
I served 5 tours with UNIFIL. This is a fine piece of work and great analysis. Factually correct is what I hoped for and this video delivers.
As an IDF soldier I thank you for your service. Lmao jk I absolutely do not. Most useless, weak force in history
@@bra6352 how would you know sir?
@bra6352 a IDF servicemen calling anyone useless is ironic as fuck
@@sneakysnek8416 Lmao right, So useless, when all western armies including the US and NATO send their troops to study and train in Israel. There is a good reason the legendary IDF is well studied in military academies around the globe. Probably the most effective, powerful (compared to its size) modern army that will ever exist. Ask the entire Muslim world
@@sneakysnek8416taking names since 1948 fool
"I wanna talk to you about something difficult today...."
Few people I trust more to do that man.
Yes because it fits your narrative, he's biased towards isreal. Well you are kinda right though, I too trust him enough even though I don't agree politically, because he isn't talking about politics but just an analysis.
@@yous2244 Even then they basically admit Israhelli war crimes by using asymmetric warfare and bombing civilian infrastructure.
The lesson is that you need to be willing to give something in order to get peace. But if it doesn't bring peace, then you also need to be ready to take it back, plus more.
An eye for your whole fucking head? Jesus Christ if that isn't genocidal speech I'm Mother Theresa's masseuse. It was Jew*sh t e rrror groups that seized the land in the first place ILLEGALLY during the Na k baah, so doesn't that lesson apply to the Palestinians? Maybe they should take their land back plus more, just a thought.
Lebanon has not even had an official census since the 1930s. There are massive infrastructure problems. It is a Thunderdome testbed. Also they have great falafel.
Beruit and Lebenon had been an island of plenty and peace right up until the 1970s. It was a place to go, like the hippy trail through such exotic historic locations like Kandahar and Khabul. Perhaps oil money has been abused to ferment indignation and an islamic version of peace and security....
They also use french as language in universities.
@@conormcmenemie5126islam is satans people
You should try our real hummus
Lebanon is pretty much a Failed State, almost entirely reliant on US and Euro Foreign Aid just to feed its population. That's the real reason Hezbollah has not gone full War against Israel currently. As soon as that Aid gets turned off, the whole country's in a Famine. Iran supplies them plenty of weapons, but no food or assistance in good governance. Like many, I'll criticize the USA for failing to install effective Governments in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Iran is even worse at that task with its Proxy States than the West is.
But Lebanese Falafel is good, and they make a great fattoush salad to go with it. Lebanese people not caught up in Jihad are actually really nice. As @conormac says, before Oil Wars started Lebanon was a pretty happy multicultural melting pot.
So glad to hear your personal perspective
Thanks for sharing Cappy
Thank you, you bring unbiased and well researched information, much much appreciated. Please keep up the good work!
Unbiased? Lmao you're delusional if you think he is unbiased
You are a big clown if you think that this shit is unbiased ... this clown is an israrli muppet... go find other sources. This video is full of propaganda ... he started by saying that shebaa farms are occupied lebanese land and ended it by sympathy for idf and why they failed to occupy lebanon again... go read about why hizbulla is created in the first place
@@bionichyenaa Why do people like you exist? Really, like you make a comment with no substance. Fair enough OP made a comment with no substance, but you countering with no substance...what is even the point?
Which part or parts of the vid are bias?
@@bionichyenaa mighty words.....provide evidence of your theory or go back to your mom's basement
@@fernandosanchez6925 evidence? You can't see that in the video how he views the IDF vs the supposed militants lol, you need brain cells
Very well done and informative.
Great video. I love your impartiality on the subject.
Very objective video actually, I wasn’t expecting that you were going to be this non-sided; neutral while doing it. Amazing video.
As a Lebanese born and raised in Bint Jbeil I appreciate the non biased nature of this video.
I recall that there was some mention of this conflict in the media years ago but it didn't really totally register with me since it was so far away. This puts it into a much clearer perspective. Thanks for all the work you and your team put into these documentaries.
I was born July 12, 2006. Strange to think something so devastating coincided with the beginning of my life.
Great video! I just wish you linked it to the current events occurring. Example: the mutual deterrence that both sides thought they had turned out not to be there. (just my opinion of course, I could be wrong)
Very good unbiased video
😂
After the UN resolution, Hezibolla was not actually disarmed. Even after the IDF agreed to withdraw. What does that teach you with UN resolutions??
UN is garbage
Israel begged for the resolution, not the Lebanese. Because Israel was losing and wanted out. Their PM later admitted they lost. L
Thank you cappy for finally exminig the conflict ! althogh you have made an iaccuracy Genral Ivry was the comandder of the IAF during the first Lebanese war in 1982 the chief in 2006 was General Eliezer Shkedi
Your videos are always excellent.👏👏👏
Much love and support from Albuquerque New Mexico
Chris, very good video, informative, and well illustrated with footage and graphics. Good length too. I will share on social media. B
Good video.
I appreciate the lack of "Good Guys vs. Bad Guys" bias.
Excellent, informative presentation. Thank you.
This channel is SOOOO good.
I spent some time trying to understnd the civil war, parties involved and ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and holy crap, what a mess.
Yeah, there's a point after which conflict just has its own momentum, even if the original reasons are long gone. The fighting becomes the reason for the fighting.
earlier i asked you a couple of questions: Basically, you're very well informed and so you can describe and explain your thoughts well. This is why I'm anxious to know your background on ...well, any thing.
Great video. It feels pretty clean of bias for or against either belligerent.
A missing nuance to the story is that IDF's pullout from Southern Lebanon was championed by a movement called "Four Mothers" which decried the casulties the IDF sustained in the buffer zone seemingly for nothing. The protest movement was so successful that even Netanyahu, who ran against Barak in 1999, announced he would pull back from Lebanon because he understood he had no other way to beat Barak who made the pullout one of his key election promises.
Another interesting story is that of The Army Of Southern Lebanon which was an arab militia that supported the IDF in southern lebanon for twenty years until it collapsed during the pullout. Their people were evacuated to Israel, at least those who wished to do so. What was left behind became Hezbollah country with no actual authority of Beirut present. And the rest is history.
Love the work that you're doing, Chris!
Another detailed and comprehensive analysis. Thank you. I understand that air power supports ground forces. Win = boots on the ground.
Always educating thank you for your analysis 😉
i love the honest analysis looking at both sides perspectives
keep up the great content!
Israel withdrew from S-Lebanon to minimize or end a conflict to which there seemed to be no end, and the problems got worse.
Israel withdrew from Gaza to minimize or end a conflict to which there seemed to be no end, and the problems got worse.
There seems to be a pattern here, if only we could see what it is.
The west thinks their tactics and strategies work here in the east. But they don’t, the cultures are too different. Withdrawal
Is seen as weakness not peace making and take full advantage every time.
Well it seems the only option is to make some sort of peace deal. Or Israel has to take over a entire every country in the middle east. Maybe it was a bad idea to try and install a group of ideologically different people into the middle east without thinking about it.
@@Bklyngurl85 Push and push until there is no more resistance is the key.
Ya the common factor is Israel
@@Bklyngurl85Israel isn’t the west, and they know how to portray strength in the Middle East.
However the west likes to bend Israel’s arm in Israel’s conflict in order to achieve western interests in the region.
Halutz was the first and last pilot serving as chief of staff. All other IDF heads before and since had been infantry men (though mostly from the paratroopers brigade). It is very common for high ranking "green army" (i.e. not air force or navy) officers that after commanding a battalion, they "move around" and gain various experiences with different army positions - doing some armor, other specialized infantry ops, maybe combat engineering, so when they get to regiment command they understand a lot about the different forces under their command - or at least know what they don't know. Halutz rose in ranks doing only air force stuff and his only non-air force position was deputy chief of staff, before he got the main position. It was well understood that he didn't see the point of anything other than the air force (and to a lesser extent, navy) and it was a disaster waiting to happen, if there was ever a war on his shift.
I was, BTW, one of the reservists that were called up for the war, and then my brigade spent the rest of the war sitting in our emergency deployment bunkers and wondering why everyone are complaining about missing supplies: all the supplies are here, just give us the command to go. 🤷
Great presentation
Thank you for this information sir.
If you want to try understand Lebanon currently, there is no better book than "pity the nation" by the legendary irish-english reporter for the London Times, Robert Fiske.
He was known until his death to always ask uncomfortable questions of everyone. Had bigger balls and almost a suicidal commitment to getting first hand accounts
Fisk is legendary.
@@Tom-kt8lu dude was basically, "I was so scared I couldn't move, but I then told the driver to turn around and drive towards where the explosions were happening."
Thats the issue with UN.
The good guys follow thrur end of the deal but the terrorists never accept their terms.
The terrorists being Israel?
Ok "Abishek Kumar"😂. Please saar India love Israel saar. Please saar don't forget india saar.
Who's the good guys?? America?
Killing over 100,000 in Japan mostly civilians
Only country to use a nuke
Killed many native Americans and stole land
You sheep fall victim into their media which they use to make themselves like like heros
America is one of the biggest terrorists look at their history
@@MA-kw3ov lmaooo
Thanks for the information
Good work, Cappy
Great video that explains a complex subject in plain man terms.
Great recap.
You do these really well. Thanks for the effort.
Great video. Nice work.
that report sounded very unbiased to me 🤷🏻♂️ great work 🤙
Great video, made it easy to follow and appreciate it
Great history report, we need to learn. Thanks
Not "we"--in this case Blinken and Sullivan because they seem ready to repeat the mistakes the US has made repeatedly by making the Israelis settle for less than victory, preparing the ground for the next war.
Great video!
great video.
Very informative and honest take thank you for making this video
Thanks!
keep up the good content
REMINDER: That kissinger quote is correct regarding victory for conventional armies vs guerrilas.
Always awesome
This video was timed perfectly
great video, never had a clue what happened back then
In summary, Israel faced hurdles mainy because of military leaders who were fixated in theoritical terms that weren't just working on the ground and were actually risking more casualties instead of reducing casualties as the intended goal.
You can't fight like the Americans unless you ARE American. Just because the corrupt politicians give you our hard earned weapons doesn't mean that you are elite
Nah they just sacrificed their own to gain more support, both from their own citizens, and international
@@freddyfox5002 idf couldt beat khames so they take their revenge on their citizens
Probably if they stop opressing ppl. They wont have any hurdles in the first place
@@rayh.9130they dont oppress People
Excellent presentation of military strategy - major missing information is that Israel bomber EVERY major bridge in Lebanon and hammered Beirut
Yup. And Hezbollah wasn’t even in Beirut
Yes they were
@@tomhenry897Hezbollah doesn’t have troops in Beirut. It operates in southern Lebanon but it does have support and agents operating through the country
@@Beyonder1987Hizbollah controls areas of Beirut what are you talking about? They use the international airport to transport their weapons from tunnels underneath the airport.
and still failed in their objectives lmao
Good account, Chris.
I see that the IDF took these lessons to heart, and that its performance in Operation CAST LEAD, in Gaza, was significantly better.
The problems with calling-up reserves? Quite a contrast with the situation in 1973.
Watching from the Philippines
You're such a good information resource, about the only place I want to hear any of this stuff from is an average infantryman
You forgeting the fact that Syria occupied Lebanon for 25 years too. I don't see them fighting each other.
Nah syria was invited
they aren’t occupying Lebanon now. Hence no fighting. But I invite you to research that for yourself.
I live in Lebanon, and oh boy... here we go again.
Same dude i went to tripoli cuz i live in shawyfat like broo i was soo close to yesterday's bombing
@@Locmjljyezsir i wish you good luck in this times brother❤
@@fatihhamurtas6484 thanks bro
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Sometimes I wonder if the IDF has any institutional memory. Similar fubar situations in '73, 2006 and worst of all, October 7th.
The big issue is that many people leave every few years, so there's an implicit reset happening all the time.
It's awesome that they can pick up new tech and ideas really quickly, but that lack of memory means repeating some very bad lessons....
Generation gaps tend to forget what their grandparents and before did. The media, politics and the outside worlds blur the lines and the stories get rewritten or outright erased.
History repeats itself over and over, no matter how much tech we have in our hands and available, we are still savage beings at the core.
It's because since 1967 we are never allowed to be the one who start and only allowed to respond after being hit (or America will take away our military aid)
@@ofer3000military aid they don't deserve
That's a survivor bias. You don't know how many attacks are avoided.
Great information ✅
Thanks for sharing
If your victory strategy is to expect the enemy to surrender from demoralization, then you should definitely rethink your entire strategy
isreal can only win if they can develop the stones to annex land from its attackers PERMANENTLY, everything else has been tried and failed
Exactly why Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan were failures for the US. We expected them to surrender, but the more you kill indiscriminately, the more enemies you create. I’m ashamed my tax dollars are currently being used by Israel to perpetuate this genocide. Western media refuses to face the facts.
very good video
Thank you for your service
love from Nafees, a history tutor
As a child of the 80s and 90s, i can assure you that S.O.D. stands for something completely different and very metal.
Thanks!
Excellent video.
Very Informative.
Thank you
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! 👍👍👍
Great Video!! Very informative
The USS Liberty incident seems like it should have its own episode!
He will never make a video on that he's a shill lol
If a Muslim country had carried out that attack they would've been sent back to the stone ages.
@@theunbeatable6598 He might make it eventually, but whitewash the bestes allies. Oy vey.
@@theunbeatable6598it was an accident
@@vikingdrengenspiders7875 nope
When I saw the title I was like "we're on war already? again?"
Crazy times...
The future is here
Did you even glance at the news in the last 2 years? lol
Please Leave Black American out of this!! We have our own issues to deal with.
Who are "we"'?
I also thought "it's already escalating??"
You may want to make a part 2 soon
Yes we need all the prequels
Great analysis!
Just mentioning that this conflict has be ongoing since well before I was born in 1972. I have a good understanding of the problems talking to many people directly affected.
In short, Israel strategically lost the war.
How?
Lol and they're still the most advanced in the neighborhood. 1zlam is uncivilized and primitive. Wherever it is worshipped violence is rampant. Pathetic @@stevem2323
Idf didn't lost but idf learnt that they need to be one step ahead next time and look at now.
@@vickomen333 compared to all the wars the war the ay rabs have lost, ya, drop in the bucket 😂😅🤣
@@chaimileage the pager explosions are crazy hahaha.