This will send a message, but will avoid casualties.
An Israeli official put forward such an idea about how the Israeli war cabinet should launch retaliatory actions against Iranian facilities.
After all, this is the first time that Israel itself has been attacked by Iranian missiles, which is quite a bit of a broken place, and if Israel does not respond at all, it seems that it will not be able to regain its virginity.
But a comprehensive response has not been supported by allies and the international community. The U.S. government has long issued an order to Israel: it must not fight back.
So Israel thought of this low-intensity military operation, and it seemed that it was fought, but it seemed that it was not fought.
This is the same tactic as Iran's military strike against Israel. All are friendly notices in advance, friendly vigilance, please be prepared by the other party, avoid the strike zone, if there is a mistake, it is purely an accident, and you will be responsible for it.
What is it? This is art, the art of war.
I did, but I deliberately didn't.
I fully control and control the scope and intensity of the war, just as I control nuclear fission, allowing it to release nuclear energy slowly in a controlled chain reaction process, rather than directly detonating a nuclear bomb.
By fighting, I achieved my internal and external political goals and restored the dignity of the country, but I did not cause much damage, avoided large-scale retaliation by opponents and allies, avoided being condemned by the international community, and avoided escalation.
This style of warfare can be summed up as a new type of "pointing and fighting" tactics. This means that the time and scope of the attack were first told to the attacker, and the strike was strictly limited to this range, ensuring that only flesh and blood wounds were inflicted, and no injuries were inflicted on the muscles and bones, embodying the new art of war.
Israel's threatened retaliation even directly guarantees that there will be no flesh wounds, but simply responds to Iran's actions.
In addition to a potential direct military response, the Israeli War Cabinet considers diplomatic options to further isolate Iran on the world stage, or "create a regional coalition and demand a price from Iran in a way and when it suits us." "Because Israel understands very well that the longer the response to the Iranian attack drags on, the harder it will be to gain international support for the attack. Several countries have warned Israel not to further escalate the situation with a military response.
In both cases, war is directly relegated to a non-military form of struggle. Because Israel's military response is not much different from diplomatic measures, it is just an attitude.
From the clash of civilizations to the art of war
It should be said that the two conflicts that broke out in the past two years, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, have made it clear to today's global powers that in today's world, all-out war as a way to resolve conflicts is outdated and inapplicable.
Because as a war of civilizations, the goal of war is to live or die, with you and without me. War is a means of destroying an adversary.
However, as an art, the main purpose of war is to realize the political intentions of a country, not to destroy its opponents through war. Because through war, territorial boundaries can hardly be changed in international law, but can only be a means of punishing and retaliating against opponents.
Therefore, all parties will accurately grasp this method and the scope and intensity of this punishment.
We see that the military operation launched by Russia against Ukraine is called a special military operation, not a war. Its goal is to disarm Ukraine so that it is incapable of harming others, not to occupy and destroy Ukraine. This is also the reason why so far Russia has not carried out scorched earth strikes on all targets on the territory of Ukraine.
In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel attacked Hamas, and although the goal was to eliminate Hamas, Israel could not eliminate Palestine and could not occupy Palestine. This can absolutely not be supported by the international community and by any of Israel's allies.
We have seen the Houthis attacking merchant ships of Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and the United States and Britain striking at the Houthis in Yemen, but the missiles hitting them are also symbolic, warning the Houthis not to go too far.
We see that Macron has threatened to send troops directly to Ukraine. His idea is that the French and NATO armies can play a defensive role in Ukraine and prevent Ukraine from being defeated by Russia, but NATO troops cannot attack Russian troops. This is more of a manifestation of the art of war, and even the act of war is very carefully dismantled and controlled.
We have seen that the support of the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, etc. for Ukraine is all very limited, strictly limiting the types of weapons supported, the range of range, the targets of use, etc., and resolutely not allowing Ukraine to use these weapons to attack Russia itself.
This is all the embodiment of the art of war.
In history, we have rarely seen such a thorough understanding of war, such a skillful control of war, and such a subtle use of war.
The use of the art of war
War is a bad thing, but it's definitely a good thing that humans learn to control war, control war, and split war. This allows countries to no longer regard war as a brute force weapon, but to tailor the method, scope, goal and intensity of war according to their own strength, the strength of their opponents, the judgment of the situation, and their own goals. This kind of war does not conform to the rational cognition of modern countries, nor does it conform to today's international law and international order.
The application of the art of war will henceforth be a perfect embodiment of a nation's wisdom and strength. A country should properly reflect its military actions as a means of reflecting its national status, strength, dignity, and comprehensive judgment, and no longer fight and act recklessly.
The correct use of the art of war will also give us the opportunity to achieve some of our strategic goals through the means of strength, and truly realize what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, which is to defeat the enemy without a fight. Because war will only be an outward manifestation and form of strength, and through this display of strength, the ultimate goal can be achieved.
This kind of art is especially important when we guard against intrusion and intrusion in our neighborhood.
We must fully learn and make good use of this art of war to protect all our interests in a peaceful and powerful manner.