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Blogs Liberty and Power Victory Through Air Attack? It's Pie in the Sky

Jan 8, 2009

Victory Through Air Attack? It's Pie in the Sky

by Liberty and Power

Historian Correlli Barnett explains that"Israel imagined it could defeat Hamas though aerial bombardment. It shows it hasn't learnt the lessons of history."

"The history clearly shows that air power alone cannot win wars. It only works as an extra dimension to land or sea warfare."

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David T. Beito - 1/8/2009

The conservatives argue that a "disproportional" response by Israel will encourage peace. Israel has done this repeatedly over the last several decades and peace is as far away as ever.