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Originally Posted by stodan
Israel's military action in Lebanon has so far killed 203 civilians.
Regarding proportional response, the capture of two, armed soldiers in no way justifies the bombing and slaughter of civilians. Please dont assume that this is an anti Israel message. I have long admired how the Israelis have turned a piece of desert into an oasis through long hard work, and unlike the general feeling in that part of the world, they without question have the right to exist. But others in that area have the right to co-exist.
It struck me that this over reaction maybe in part a ploy to drag Iran into the fray and thus negate any need for America to go via the UN to appropriate its oil fields.
I guess only time will tell how this pans out but I can't believe anyone can defend the completely disproportionate response of the Israelis. 203 civilians dead for two soldiers, didn't the Nazis get up to that kind of retributive crap during the war.
I am afraid you got me there on that one. Got to do some research to figure that one out.  |
I am here in the north of israel. I was also called up to reserve duty and fought in Marjayun in southern Lebannon. You must understand that the bombing of northern israel was not separate from the kidnapping of the soldiers. the bombs started falling before we even knew soldiers were kidnapped. It was a coordiated attack. For the first two weeks, katysha rockets fell all around my kibbutz. Children lived in bomb shelters. everything was closed, even grocery stores. You couldn't go anywhere, and those who did risked getting hurt or killed. Hezbollah killed over 1000 people in Israel. One out of every five was a soldier. It was an unprovoked attack, and the only problem with the response was that it did nothing. Here we sit 10 months later and are about to face the same problem this summer.