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Originally Posted by peragro
I really don't believe that they, Hezbollah, are surprised. I think that this is well calculated to get the very effect that they are getting. To claim surprise is like saying:
"Gee, I had no idea that guy would run after me when I stole his wallet"
Israel is in a hard position - damned if they act and damned if they don't.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah/Islamic Jihad work towards doing exactly what it has always claimed they want to do - kill all jews everywhere.
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The "kill all jews everywhere" contingent is seriously whacked. Those people need to get a grip. Still, if the question for Israel is how to live in peace, not sure that this response will bear fruit.
Thery're so rigid and self-righteous. I hear reasonable sounding Arab scholars on the tube claim that Israel has thousands of Arab youth and adults in prison, many of whom, it is claimed, don't have blood on their hands. After seeing the lunacy of Gitmo, where only 5% of detainess were captured by our forces on the field of battle, the rest turned over by bounty hunters, essentially -- Israel and us share so much in techniques and tactics, I'm wondering if there's not some truth to it.
Given Israel's policy of overwhelming response, I wouldn't be surprised if that includes overwhelming detensions as well. "So we get a few wrong. So what's the big deal?" Israel will never entertain the notion that some of their detainees perhaps should be released. Giving into terrorists, etc., etc., etc.
And since "the terrorists" use ambulances or fake U.N. posts as cover, let's bomb any ambulance moving. Might be missiles in there, sonny. And the U.N. Post....'damn U.N.'s never been with us anyway.'