From: John Cuccia 

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:57:01 +0100, Adam
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote:

>> Huh?  There wouldn't be a need to fight the Israelis if it weren't for
>> Hezbollah.
>
>Do you seriously think that?

I do.

>If so then there was no need to resist Al Qaeda after 9-11.

You have things upside down.  Al-Qaeda is analogous to Hezbollah, not to Israel.

>>  Israel,  having ceded disputed lands and removed occupying
>> troops from southern Lebanon now lives behind an  internationally
>> recognized border with Lebanon, and is well within its rights as a
>> sovereign nation to respond to the recent invasion and kidnapping by
>> Hezbollah forces
>>
>
>Ceded disputed land???

Golan Heights and occupied territories in southern Lebanon.

>They nearly destroyed Lebanon and then occupied the south for 20 years.

And have been gone for six.

>They have no recognised border with the Arabs. By their own choice.

They recognize a border with Lebanon and have established a border with
Gaza residents.  The West Bank territories are still in dispute.

>They have been flying over lebanon ever since. They have been putting
>gunboats right off the coast ever since. They have been interfering in
>Lebanese internal affairs ever since.

If the Lebanese government can't control heavily armed rogue militias
within their own borders then Israel would be stupid to not do the things
you mentioned.

In my opinion, the Lebanese government should be joining with Israel in
ridding southern Lebanon of Hezbollah and its 10000+ rockets.  It is in the
long term interest of both countries.

>But no this is all about Hezbollah just like Gaza & the West Bank are
>Hamas's fault.

This time, yes.  Hezbollah launched an attack on the Israeli army. You can
argue about the intensity of the Israeli response, but you can't seriously
claim that Hezbollah is merely defending Lebanon because the government
can't.

>
>> Hezbollah is as big a threat to the peace and prosperity of Lebanon as
>> they are to Israel.
>
>Nope. They are the only functioning mil that The Lebanese have. Would
>your country be better of wrose off without your mil?

My country would be worse off with a mil that acted independently of the
political leadership.

>Oh the std horrors of war ranging from foreigners dropping bombs on
>kiddies to long term occupation by foreigners etc.

None of which happened until Hezbollah attacked.

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