Savage.

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I am listening to the radio talk show host Michael Savage the other night.

Michael figures prominently within the radio talk show genre' generally called "right wing radio".

An educated man. Has a degree in botany, knowledgeable in homoeopathy and nutrition as well. Would also be considered by almost anyone to be highly opinionated.

"Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in Epidemiology and Nutritional Science. He spent decades searching and saving tropical rainforests."

Does not have a military background, by his own admission. But does have a close relationship to the U.S. Navy. Visits navy ships and does goodwill gestures.

The other night, made some rather informed and profound comments on the current war in Lebanon and war in general.

Said the Israeli would be making a big mistake to launch a ground invasion of Lebanon to go after the Hezbollah fighters. DO NOT fight the enemy on the enemy's own terms. DO NOT go after the Hezbollah fighters in their tunnel complexes from the ground. Continue what you [the Israeli] are doing. Use airpower and bomb them. Take as long as it takes, but continue to use airpower to the greatest extent possible.

This is in keeping with a recent blog entry of mine.

"fight the enemy with weapons you have, but he does not" - - Alexander Suvorov.

Michael also said that his reading of history also tells him that the Arab armies of conquest from the time of Mohammad numbered only in the several thousands. This includes the military force of Mohammad himself and the caliphs that furthered Islamic conquest in the approximately one hundred year period following the death of Mohammad. Small armies THAT WERE EXTREMELY MOBILE.

CONQUEST OF THE MUSLIM WAS NOT DONE BY MASSIVE, INDUSTRIALIZED ARMIES, BUT SMALL, HARD HITTING, MOBILE, DEDICATED AND MOTIVATED SOLDIERS!!

Michael DOES seem to be an informed person. NOT the type of thing you generally find in an OPINIONATED person. But then, Michael is an EDUCATED person.

Even among the non-military, it seems very basic but fundamental concepts are realized and appreciated. Basic and fundamental concepts that sometimes even those in the military do not have a grasp of!!

Why is that??

coolbert.