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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lebanon can easily eliminate Hezbollah, but they choose not to.[/quote]

No they can't. Both the Lebanese state and the Lebanese military are very weak. Hezbollah is effectively a well-armed, Iranian-supported occupying army that has overtaken southern Lebanon. Iran and their allies have wrecked Lebanon. The vast majority of Lebanese - Christian, Sunni, Druze, even many Shi'a - want to see Hezbollah destroyed. [/quote]

That could be true, but they don't want to be destroyed in the process. I assure you the Lebanese people are terrified. [/quote]

The Lebanese are terrified of another civil war. Hezbollah has been a disaster for Lebanon. On the upside, the other factions and parties are actually beginning to meet to discuss governance in a post-Hezbollah Lebanon. In the meantime, the threat of civil war is a very big reason why the Lebanese Army is staying far away from getting involved with the Israel-Hezbollah fighting.   [/quote]

Do you know anyone in Lebanon now? I assure you they are terrified.  Right now they are terrified of Israel with its unconditional US support bc that is who is killing them and destroying their homes.  People with homes still intact are deciding if they should leave their windows open so they aren’t blown out of a bomb lands nearby (due to the pressure this happens) OR do they need to be closed bc Israel is using white phosphorus bombs (mind you, I have no idea if that is true or not but that is what they truly 100% believe as truth).  They are terrified.  Yes, they do t want another civil war but their primarily and immediate fear is Israel.

To me I just don’t understand how Israel - a country founded by people who experienced such pain, suffering, and loss, can hurt other peoples so badly without remorse or ability to even see how their own actions are causing so much tragedy.

It really shakes my faith in humanity.

And in the long run this just creates more enemies for both Israel and the US.  [/quote]

Sure. But it's also important to remember that Hezbollah fired 180 rockets into Israel today alone. 10s of thousands of Israelis have fled their homes too. If it wasn't for the Iron Dome, Israel would be a desolate wasteland by now with all the rockets that Hezbollah has fired since October 8th last year, the day after the massacres. It's not a one-sided war. [/quote]

But one side is inflicting way more death, disfigurement, homelessness, et etc than the other.  It may not be one sided but it is sure lopsided.

And I would also point out that Hezbollah stated many times it would stop firing at Israel if there is a ceasefire in Gaza - which, until recently, Israel has been dragging its feet on.

Today there is an article in the NYT that now says Sinwar isn’t interested in a ceasefire any more.  I’m not sure how the NYT is so confident in that info but at this point with all the loss Gaza has suffered I wouldn’t blame him for feeling like there is a need to fight to the death.

It is all so tragic. I actually firmly support Israel’s right to exist (but within U.N. recognized borders and with reparations to those they have harmed), but I think they are making a huge misstake with all this violence.  The pain they are inflicting on all of their neighbors is just stirring up more anger and hatred and creating more enemies in the long term.

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