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Originally posted by gordomuchacho
Diplomacy with hezbollah is non-existent.
Thats because Hezbollah is a terroist organization. However, Isreal has to realize that Hezbollah is not Lebanon and that bombing the sh*t out of Lebanon is hurting civilians more than Hezbollah.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
I understand the fact that lebanon is not a strong govt and has a weak military. They were put in a very difficult position and your right that if they tried to stop hezbollah it woudl become civil war.
Exactly why Isreal isn't helping the situation. FIghting Hezbollah is not an option, but If they let Isreal walk all over them, they are seen as weak and voted out of office. Hezbollah takes power. If they fight Isreal, a much larger war can erupt and they are defeated...another Isreali occupation. Its a Lose Lose situation for the Lebanese governemnt.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
The fact is no country in the middle east is going to help israel.
In fact, the first nations to condemn Hezbollah's kidnappings were moderate Arab nations like Egypt, Saudia Arabia, and Jordan. They have extremeist elements of their own they are trying to control. They have UNIMAGINABLE stakes in this war. They arent goign to promote war, but they certainly want it stopped and I think they would apply pressure on Lebanon to help stop Hezbollah.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
Fundamentalists don't care about the lives of the Israeli prisoners and they instigated Israel into doing this.
Hamas and Hezbollah both have captured servicemen. They are the biggest barganing chips either of these organizations have had against Isreal in many years. They may not give a damn about the soldiers themselves, but the soldiers are a huge barganing chip. Isreal has many of their fighters too, and they have comrades, friends, and family, even if they are terrorists.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
Now from what i've read in the news, all targets that Israel has hit were intelligence-based targets where hezbollah was located or known to be.
Allegedly. But intelligence is wrong and over 300 Lebanese civilans have been killed.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
If civilian infrastructure is helping hezbollah out, then yes it needs to be dismantled until the soliders are returned.
Infrastructure helps everone...thats why its infrastructure. Its like boming a US highway to stop Wal-Mart from shipping. Its insane to have that position. Hospitals have been cut off from all roads. If your prime minister says "we're going to bomb the Lebanese back 20 years"...thats not about destroying terrorist infrastructure (like caves or rocket launcers) its about destroying a society.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
Military invasion has not begun yet, only bombing of the targets. Now you mentioned bombing the crap out of lebanon won't do anything. There is no other solution though.
Incorrect, Isreal has had multipel ground troop incursions into Lebanon. Isreal now has a sustained ground force in Southern Lebanon. Ther are other solutions.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
Like i said diplomacy doesnt work with terrorists, letting terrorism work by meeting demands is simply not an option, and as far as I know the UN has not done much, but discuss this so far.
Maybe the UN is being rational, unlike Isreal. There was a security council resolutoin 3 days after the fighting started. Isreal's gaurdian angel vetoed it. The UN, the US, and the moderate arab nations are the three keys to solving this issue. No one said anything about giving into terrorist demands, but you dont need to anihilate a soverign nation.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
These people need rescued and there isn't enough time for debate on this issue. if israel let somethign like this go then this would continue to happen, and more people would be abducted or kidnapped or whatever.
That is probably correct. However, is war the best option for those soldiers? Is it worth the deaths of hundereds more, just to have an immediate irrational response? Don't those soldiers care more about Isreal's future that their own lives?
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
They have to show force and let the fundamentalists know that they aren't fulling around and this will not be tolerated at all.
There is a difference between showing Hezbollah and Hamas that, and showing the Lebanese people just how far Isreal thinks its reach extends.
Originally posted by gordomuchacho
This feud is never going to end. As long as Israel remians a military power with the aid of the us and the arabs stay muslim, they will never co-exist peacefully.
Exactly whi I think the US should stop suppling Isreal with weapons. My country (US) gets involved in this too. The Lebanese know that those missiles Isreal fires on them come from the US. THier newfound hated biggybacks off of Isreal rught onto my doorstep.
The fact that you would even demnad a religious conversion is sickening. All religions are welcome in that region and your dream of a monolitic Jewish regime is EXACTLY what started this fewed in the first place. Co-existance is certainly possible but let me tell you this. It will demand three things: PATIENCE, CONCESSSIONS, and DESIRE. Right now ISREAL's govenrment has yet to express any of those qualities.