If you've been paying attention to the news lately you'll have heard or seen that Israel has decided to blow up various parts of Lebanon's infrastructure in response to Hezbollah taking two Israeli soldiers hostage. There are three given reasons for this. The first is that Hezbollah is a Lebanese government recognised militia and therefore the government and the whole country should be held accountable for them. This neglects the fact that the Lebanese government doesn't really like Hezbollah due to it being more an arm of the Syrian government than a force for the good of Lebanon. Also, it neglects that fact that the Lebanese government doesn't actually have a say in how they operate. So maybe a government should have a say in how the militia in it's country operate, but in this case they don't. Therefore attacking the government just ends up destabilising them and so makes Hezbollah all the stronger in comparison. Attacking is therefore not the cleverest move.
The second reason is that by blockading the ports and closing the international airport Hezbollah can't get hold of any weapons. This neglects the only border that Israel can't close. The 375 km long one with the nation of Syria who, as previously mentioned, really get along with Hezbollah and quite like supplying them weapons. Attacking is still not the cleverest move.
The third reason for the Israeli army attacking Lebanon is to take out Hezbollah. When the Hezbollah militia fire rockets over the borders the Israelis responding by launching rockets back or, if they're feeling generous, scrambling helicopters and jet fighters to level the place. This is akin to an ant somehow managing to stand up on it's ant hill and throw as stone at you and in response you crushing the ant hill with your foot. Would you kill the specific ant? Maybe. But you'd get a lot of ants so you'd never really know. Ten years ago the Israeli army launched attacks on Lebanon to root out Hezbollah. In the space of a few weeks they managed to kill around 150 Lebanese civilians, dozens of Syrian and Lebanese soldiers and probably a handful of the Hezbollah militia (I seem to remember at the time that even the Israeli government placed the number of militia killed at under twenty, while the Lebanese government where placing it nearer five). Attacking is still not the cleverest move.
Nothing! That's what! Well, at least about the modern political entity
Also, the bbc quote the Hezbollah leader as saying something stupid on the Hezbollah TV station, which the Israelis tried to take out. If they can't take out a static TV broadcasting station how can they take out people who can move?
hang on, that sounds encouraging to me... hey Mark, maybe I might get raptured soon!!
hang on, that sounds encouraging to me... hey Mark, maybe I might get raptured soon!! *big grin*
Thought I'd pop along to the website of the person I know with most Leabanese connections to look for a comment on the current situation - glad to see you obliged.
May I nudge you again with regard to something you should've replied to but haven't done so yet?? :)
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the real Phil Brown
just what IS so special about Israel anyway...