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Originally Posted by Skybird
Can anyone make an educated guess on how much of it's precision ammunition the Isaraelis have used during the lebaon operation so far? There was a news report saying that they urged the US to speed up a planned delvery of smart bombs. I do not assume it, because dedicated anti-tank-ammunition is not that much used up in Lebanon, but can it be ruled out that the Lebanon operation does not eat up so much ammunition that maybe Israel will fave Syria in a somewhat weakened condition of itself? How is Israels potetial towards Syria influenced by the current rate of using bombs and artillery ammunition in Lebanon?
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You're correct. We can't know if they have used a single prescision weapon. The Israelis let that request be aired to the world in order send a message to the leaders of would-be hostile nations: We have the US in our corner. With the tide of world opinion turning against them, it is the only real diplomatic card they have left in the deck.