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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Those who do not support Hezbollah are unfortunately caught in the cross fire and may be used as human shields by Hezbollah so people can post about Israeli attrocities as if they are targeting civilians
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Hezbollah is not "hiding out" at the international airport, or under the bridges that the Israelis have bombed. Of course I am not a perfect source of information here, but it is my understanding that Hezbollah is not using human shields in order to draw Israeli fire. Israel is simply choosing to target places with civilians, period, whether or not Hezbollah is related to that target.
Believe me, I think it was wrong for Hezbollah to kidnap those soldiers, okay? However, I also find this to be a disproportionate use of force to rectify the situation. BOTH sides are wrong, and the whole thing is a mess.
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The Lebanese can't do it themselves, so it must be done by Isreal.
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Oh? And when did the Lebanese ask Israel to become an ally to "help" them get rid of Hezbollah? I agree, yes, that the Lebanese can't do it themselves. But I DO NOT agree that it "must" be done by Israel. No one asked Israel to do this; not even the U.S.
Hezbollah is a rotting, gangrenous limb attached to Lebanon. Yes, it needs to be amputated. No, Lebanon cannot do this by itself. But Israel has NOT been invited to play surgeon here; to use that as your logic is completely out of whack. When the fuck did a doctor perform an amputation by cutting off the patient's other three healthy limbs on the way to cutting off the diseased one? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
That was an error on my part, a prematurereplyation.
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Okay, thank you. Nice new word, btw.
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Isreal does not want any of these guys to escape and I dont' blame them.
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Do you know how tiny Lebanon is? The black humor of all this is that NO ONE in their right mind would even try to hide someone in Lebanon; it's too damn small.
I wouldn't expect Hezbollah to have hung around in Lebanon for very long at all after that kidnapping; Syria is just a short drive away (and I mean SHORT, less than a couple of hours), and no blockade of the water, air, and land of Lebanon within 24 hours could have prevented Hezbollah and Co. from escaping across that massive border to Syria within a short time after the kidnapping.
So: why isn't Israel bombing Syria? Why aren't they bombing Iran? EVERYONE knows that these are the crucial supporters of Hezbollah; and yet Israel chooses to beat up its rather tiny northern neighbor. If Israel REALLY wants to get rid of Hezbollah, they'd better turn their rage on Syria and Iran. Now that, I would like to see. EDIT: In that case I wouldn't cheer on Israel any more than I would cheer on anyone else participating in a war, but I would certainly be less harsh on Israel in that situation than I am being now.
Please discuss. I'm most interested to hear all your opinions on that last question.