Mideast: On Target - Lebanon Reflections 1982 – 85

Mideast: On Target - Lebanon Reflections 1982 – 85: The attached piece may be an allegory to Israel's first Lebanon War -- essential and a terrible waste all at once, Israel's Vietnam and Iraq combined -- or to our involvement in Iraq, as it has panned out and promises to most probably end. This is a great and instructive read, and every one of our soldier in Iraq would sympathize with it. Please read this article at the link above.

Its Preface: "Note: This past week most attentions were focused on the 1967 Six Day War, its aftermath and our perspectives 40 years later. Completely forgotten was the First Lebanon War of 25 years ago. The following piece was written in June 1985 when Israel pulled out of Lebanon after three years of conflict. Shortly afterwards we returned to the south Lebanese security zone. "