tdaxp

As the anyone-but-Israel crowd (I'm looking at you, Adam, Eddie, and John) heats up its demonization of the Dawlat Israil, some context is needed. Particularly, an understand of the levels of power. These are essentially the levels of anlaysis that were devised by Waltz in his book Man, the State, and War, and since elucidated elsewhere.

In general, a power on one level can meaningful effect those on lower levels, win or lose "fairly" against those on the same level, and very weakly influence the level above.

To understand the Israel-Hizbullah conflict, we must understand where the actors are:



Knowing this, most criticisms are blown away (they were already hot air).