Originally Posted by cmac2012

He makes some good points but there's a lot he doesn't address.

Such as the huge amounts of unexploded cluster bomblets littering Lebanon now.

Hamid Asan Hasan dropped his wallet, and as he stooped to pick it up he spotted the small round object. Curious, he picked that up too. It exploded and blew off part of his hand. More.

Point being, Israel's response, relying so heavily on air power, is going to net them more enemies primarily.

And then there's the humongous oil slick caused by Israli bombs on a Beirut oil depot.

Yes, Israel has a right to defend itself. But this SOP massive overkill ensures a steady supply of fresh hatred. Oh boy, stale hatred's not good enough, they have to go and whip some up fresh.