There are a lot of condemnations of Israel coming in from around the world right now (although remarkably, they still have some allies other than America), and very few of Hezbollah. Nobody seems to be mentioning the hundreds of Hezbollah rockets raining down on Israeli cities and towns, having been launched across the border in Lebanon. Or that the Lebanese government seems unwilling or unable to stop them.
Funny thing about these rockets. They are difficult to aim. You sort of point them at the city you want to hit, and hope that they'll hit something of high value.
Funny thing about Israeli warfare. It's targeted. Highly lethal to actual military targets, less dangerous to civilians. It's designed to avoid 'collateral damage', to put it crudely.
Assuming that Israel is entitled to their own self-defence, they are acting within their rights as a sovereign nation when they are attacking Hezbollah targets. And if Lebanon can't stop Hezbollah, because Israel can, Israel should.
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no actually you know what's in poor taste?
pretending that there's some sort of moral equivalency in the methods either side uses to achieve its aim. If you're one who believes that Israel is bullying the Palestinians, consider how they have 100 million Israel-hating neighbours whose sworn goal is the destruction of Israel, on their borders. There are 6 million Israelis, by the way.
not to say that you, Rumpus, are guilty of that. (No sarcasm intended)
Ever heard of a human shield?
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12236669.htm
Spend less time criticizing my writing style and more time arguing my points. I did not intend that post to be humorous in any way.
what I meant by that is that Israel is precise in their targets, and that they purposefully avoid civilian death. That Hezbollah or Hamas would use human shields to try to protect themselves from Israeli attacks is not something that Israel can control.
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