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Originally posted by Penske_Account
I think its about more than the 2 soldiers, not withstanding the obvious opportunity that provided. Should they wait another 5 years to deal with Hezbollah? When there are 26000 missiles pointed at them (including several thousand that have by then found there way to Gaza)? When President Clinton, then in her second term, has removed our troops from Iraq and that region has broken into Kurdistan and larger area fka Iraq which is a free range terrorist sanctuary? When Iran has nukes?
Death and destruction are sad and tragic and I am not arguing otherwise, but in the above scenario, which is or would be more likely than peaceful coexistence in Israel/Palestine/Lebanon/Syria, time doesn't work to the Israelis advantage. If we let the situation go unchecked, when the day comes that Hezbollah has 26000 missiles and Hamas has 5000, and Iran has nukes, and they make their move, how do you propose dealing with it? Despite Israel's military might, there will come a point it won't matter. Is the US going to have a massive mobilization at that point and go in save the day? How long in that scenario does Israel survive? Who apologizes to history for the second holocaust?
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Apart from the prospect of Iranian nukes, I'm not sure what you're talking about. Hezbollah and Hamas rockets don't pose an existential threat to Israel, althogh they do kill people. And if you're worried about Hezbollah and Hamas getting better arms, then you'll want to isolate and deter them. The solutions may be different for each group. For Hamas, let them try running Gaza and taking some responsibility for what goes on there, and there's reason to believe they'll moderate. For Hezbollah, it doesn't seem like this is an option, but you'll want to cut them off from Syria and Iran to deny them heavier weapons. But what Israel has done gives both groups more support inside and outside the Arab world, and makes it harder to do anything about Iranian nukes.
When does Israel stop bombing? What do you think happens then?
