"They are angry with us for not entering Lebanon to fight the Israelis. How will we fight them when they have air superiority?

Their jet is in Tiberias and is hitting you in Beirut - these are not face-to-face battles that we can take part in."

"They ask me: So how did you fight in Syria? In Syria, we had and still have air support from the Syrian, Iranian and Russian army - it's much simpler to have a force that works together with you from the air...".