gets it. Fads don't matter. As he points out, WW II was absolutely full of 'hybrid' war. So were some segments in Korea and many segments in Viet Nam -- most, even.

The only thing Hezbollah brings to the table that is new is a great deal of competence and proof that superior training produces superior results.

The lesson from the 2006 effort is do not forget the basics or try to fight a war on the cheap and with an incrementalist approach. Hmm. Weren't both those learned earlier, somewhere...

Now let's see if all the armchair strategists finally tumble...

Thanks for posting that.