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PREVIEW: From a longer conversation with Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution about the end of Hezbollah if it salvos its rockets into Israel, as it now repeatedly threatens to do.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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PREVIEW: From a longer conversation with Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution about the end of Hezbollah if it salvos its rockets into Israel, as it now repeatedly threatens to do.
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This is John Bachelor from a longer conversation with my colleague Peter Berkowitz

0:34.5

of the Hoover Institution. Peter addressed the eventuality that

0:39.2

Hisbalah unleashes its 150,000 rockets. Some of them guided very carefully

0:44.9

upon Israel and the damage that will do and how the IDF will respond.

0:49.7

Must respond. Peter is explicit. The IDF will destroy the ability of Hisbalah's

0:55.8

leadership to ever again constitute such a barrage on Israel in the event that

1:02.0

Hisbalah shoots. Right now, the north is provocation,

1:07.6

but not that barrage that is possible. Here's Peter.

1:12.4

I hope that there's enough to intimidate Tehran. Look, the, as you mentioned,

1:20.3

Iran through its proxy has its proxy in southern Lebanon,

1:24.8

Hisbalah has enough firepower to inflict significant, even terrifying damage initially

1:32.4

on Israel's major cities, maybe even close Ben-Gurian airport,

1:37.3

hit Air Force bases, both because of the sheer quantity of the cruder rockets

1:42.9

and the effectiveness and the power of a much smaller number, let's say,

1:48.7

several thousands of missiles, you know, with exploding warheads and guidance devices.

1:54.7

But there's no question in my mind that if Israel is subject to such a barrage,

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