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[freeradica1]

In the movie, "Saving Private Ryan", a band of soldiers, headed by Tom Hanks, ventures into war-ravaged lands in order to save, well, Private Ryan. Now, I'm not going to give away the ending, but some of Tom Hanks's own soldiers die in this "rescue mission". Apparently, this is Steven Spielberg's subtle way of asking the question: "was it worth

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[wufeidragon]

It wasn't only because of the kidnapping of soldiers but because of the rockets being fired at Isreal. Hezbollah was launching missiles at major urban areas in Isreal, and I'm sorry, but they deserve to defend themselves. What further complicates the issue, is that Hezbollah, though it is technically a Syrian organization has a powerful presence in Lebanan, where they had even elected members of Hezbollah to run their government. Remember, Hezbollah explicitly states that it wants to destroy Isreal. I'm not going to say that I support Isreals methods one hundred percent, but I don't think that attacking Lebanan was wrong. I don't know.. perhaps it's the fact that I know so many Isrealis (including a couple who were in Haifa and had to hide in bomb shelters for hours) that I think a little differently about this, but I think the attack was justified.

[freeradica1]

I'm more concerned about Israel's methods than anything else. Even if Israel was justified in invading Lebanon, their methods in both Lebanon and Gaza have targetted civilians rather than militants. In the case of Gaza, its first actions were to destroy Gaza's main power plant and roads leading into and out of Gaza. In the case of Lebanon, Israel started off by bombing the Beirut airports, hezbollah offices, and roads. In both cases, Israel has tried to exert pressure on governments by making life miserable for the populace. In both locations, this strategy has done little more than increase hostility towards Israel

[willowfog]

[freeradica1]

I'm not trying to criticize Israel's every move, but I figure I should mention the oil spill, since it hasn't gotten much coverage. I don't think it's more important than the war, just a side effect that may end up causing long-term damage.