The Middle East spirals out of control!

Originally Posted by Lord Styphon

I am curious why kidnapping Israeli soldiers and holding them hostage has suddenly become popular, though; it doesn't serve any logical purpose and results in sustained Israeli attacks. It certainly doesn't help the Palestinians with their problems.

Perhaps the reasoning behind the kidnapping of the Israeli soldiers had no altruistic reasons for the Palestinian peoples to begin with.

Originally Posted by Onyx

This war is not acceptable. The Lebanese people shouldn't have to suffer because of the actions of Hezbollah.

I think Israel feels that the peoples of Lebanon shouldn't be haboring Hezbollah, an organization which has, and will continue to cause, death and destruction for the Israeli people. Therefore, to the Israeli government, the lives of Israeli citizens are worth more to the peoples of Israel than the lives of the people of Lebanon, and certainly far more than the lives of Hezbollah.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Bradylama

Like I said before, Israel needs to try and delegitimize the need for Hezbollah in Lebanon. This offer of a cease-fire is a great step in that direction. Now Israel and the US need to start making inroads with the Lebanese government towards moving against Hezbollah jointly.

Is that going to really happen though? If Lebanon has been inactive against Hezbollah due to fear, what are the chances of that changing? Oh, Israel's army moving into Lebanon scares the fuck out of them, of that I have no doubt. What I doubt is whether they fear Israel more than Hezbollah, and whether or not they're going to do anything when they have a history of doing nothing, and hoping for the best outcome.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by CryHavoc

Nile to Furat, soluzar, it still hasn't been, do you see the third temple?
No.
Do you see a country spanning from Nile to Euphrates called Israel?
No.

The goals have yet to be fulfilled. At least as far as Zionists are concerned.

And here I was thinking the majority of the population being labeled as "zionists" just want to live and work without having people shoot at them, bomb them, or kidnap their soilders.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Rock

The Israeli army can't just sweep through the whole of Lebanon or even cross the border to Syria.

Can't is different from won't. So I advise you to never be certain of anything. It's a sign of weakness.

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