How mighty the standards have fallen

My my, how much our standards for "heavy casualties" have fallen over the years:

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel on Wednesday suffered its heaviest losses in Lebanon in its offensive against Hezbollah, with militants killing eight soldiers in a battle for a key town. A top Israeli commander said he expected the campaign to last "several more weeks."

Wow, that sounds really bad, right? Those jihadis are really kick Israeli ass, aren't they? Wait till you see the casualty count. It'll make your eyes pop...

Hezbollah spokesman Hussein Rahhal and Al-Jazeera gave a different toll, saying 13 Israeli soldiers were killed in the town. Another Arab broadcaster, Al-Arabiya, reported as many as 14 had been killed.

At how small the Israeli casualties have been so far. A whopping fourteen killed in a ground campaign against a dedicated guerrilla army. Better go ahead and call off the invasion now because God knows how the Israelis are going to survive this one. Not even the mighty People's Liberation Army.

If this is the best that the anti-Israel propaganda machine can come up with, then the Hezbollah needs to start shopping around for more bang for its buck...