"It could be that at the end of the story, Lebanon will be dark for a few years," said one.
Either Israel expands into Southern Lebanon, permanently, or the war continues. I believe the crusades were the proper model for this, more so than just democratization.
What does that accomplish? I would suggest that IDF hit military targets, and take ground to interdict new missile launchers from coming in some time in the future. What I am just pounding the keyboard.
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
I wouldn't be in favor of destroying any more infrastructure in Lebanon.
We just won an historic battle in Lebanon by getting the Lebanese to kick the Syrians out (with a little help from us) and join the democratic world.
Hezbollah would have been next in several years after the Lebanese get more on their feet. I would hate it if Hezbollah and Iran and Syria caused this situation only so that the clock gets turned back in Lebanon.
I think the only solution now is for Israel to go full bore into southern Lebanon and push Hezbollah out (will be large casualities.)
But at the same time, the US needs to send a message to Iran and Syria by bombing their military infrastructure back into the stone age (or at least, their WMD infrastructure.)
Iran has got to pay a price for this because so far it looks like they are getting away with it scot-free while at the same time taking the world's attention off thier nuclear program.
Go baby, GO!
I think it should be Damascus that's dark.
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Sounds good to me. And while you're at it, close off the northern border between Syria and Lebanon.
Israel waited quite a while to do this, essentially waiting until they had no choice.
With Lebanon "dark", perhaps other populations in the region will "get the joke". In any case, it's awful hard to fight a war when you don't have power, water, food or supply lines.
bttt
Israel should take all water and electrical power throughout the country. Every government office and building should be destroyed beyond repair. Let them all run into to Syrai for protection, and then do the same to Syria. They will get the message, fast
' "It could be that at the end of the story, Lebanon will be dark for a few years," said one. '
When the populace generally supports Hezbollah, then a few weeks/months/years without electricity & running water should cure them of that support. It may take a while, it may not.
When terrorists make it to power with defacto support from the public at large (Gaza, Lebanon), thereby departing the civilized world, the amenities of the civilized world need to be promptly removed so that said public can reflect on their poor choices in hunger and darkness.
Eventually their thinking will become more rational.
I'd like to see Israel ramp it up against Syria.
A senior General Staff officer told Haaretz that for the first time since the fighting began, Israel plans to attack strategic infrastructure targets and symbols of the Lebanese government
From photos, it seems as if they have taken out a lot of bridges early on.
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I think this is counterproductive and lame. The IDF should conquer southern Lebanon and the Bekaa. If Tel Aviv is hit. Lob a missile into Damascus and Qom.
Pounding the few sane elements of Lebanon into the stone age is absurd. This reminds of Clinton bombing Belgrade.
When the so called "army of god" is civilian, what choice does any nation other than to respond agressively against the nation that harbors the so called civilian terrorists?
last one, g'night.
Israel strikes Qana after rocket barrage
Yahoo | August 6, 2006 | ARON HELLER,
Posted on 08/06/2006 4:33:20 PM EDT by John Carey
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678814/posts
Is Hezbollah launching Iran's Armageddon?
philadelphia enquirer | Aug. 04, 2006 | Omar Fadhil (iraq the model blogger)
Posted on 08/06/2006 8:31:26 PM EDT by Mount Athos
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678903/posts
Seems like the heart of Hizbullah is Iran. Take out their electrical grids and bring that outlaw regime to its knees. Do it now before they can get the bomb.