Crash Course: Israel falls into the "Vietnam trap": Increasingly brutal tactics will only lead to disaster

Israel's military once won dramatic victories with agile commando tactics. But since 1973, it has all gone wrong [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnIMBCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvenVneHAzeHpqdC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXNraWNlbXExNmhXA3NwY0IKZT1COz5lgth6clIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnIMBCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZGt4dXczaTlvMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXNraWNlbXExNmgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZT1COz5lgth6clIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Israel falls into the "Vietnam trap": Increasingly brutal tactics will only lead to disaster From Moshe Alamaro: It’s clear enough in hindsight that America fell into a trap with Vietnamization, employing ever more aggressive tactics and ever-larger amounts of ordnance and military hardware. Israel has already fallen into the same trap in its military ventures since 1973. 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