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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
And, again -- do you think threatening to blow up civilian airliners is "restrained"?
This may explain your apparent sympathy for Hezbollah and Hamas.
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In a world where everyone understands that the threat itself is sufficient, yes. Because everyone is on the same page and no one is going to blow up any civilian airliners. If we don't live in that world, then I can understand why the IDF might prefer to crater the runway, and that's fine.
If it sounds like I've changed my position a bit, it's because I didn't read the thing in the NYT article about the IDF wanting to keep Hezbollah from flying the soldiers to Iran until after my first few posts. That makes sense. If the IDF were worried about Iran flying arms into Lebanon, it could blow up the planes on the ground after they landed instead of shooting them down if they don't fly away. If the concern is not -- as Hank initially suggested -- with arms coming in from Iran, but with a small plane zipping in and out, or just out, then it sounds like more destructive measures are appropriate.
With the runway cratered, do you think it was a good idea for Israel to return to destroy the fuel facilities? Do you think it should now destroy the terminal? The control tower? The road to the airport?
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