caitlyn -> RE: Does Israel have the RIGHT to deploy over this? (8/10/2006 8:04:18 AM)
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ORIGINAL: CrappyDom Israel is like the bully fighting a girl. To win, Israel has to beat the living shit out of Hezbollah or it is a loss for Israel. All Hezbollah has to do is avoid being destroyed by Israel and they win. They will emerge more popular, more powerful, and more influential than ever. Not only that, it will destroy the myth that Israel is omnipotent and encourage and embolden others to attack Israel. Smart generals pick and choose their battles, history is replete with victorious generals and victorious countries winning their way to defeat. They have made the same mistake we did in invading Iraq. They did not have a clear game plan and they are paying dearly for it. They will inflict great and horrible damage on Hezbollah, but that is not victory and the Arab world will see that. I agree with your analogy of a bully fighting a girl, and agree with the conditions for victory that you outlined. Where we part company is that I believe the victory conditions will be met. This doesn't mean I'm a defacto supporter of Israel ... it only means that I think they are the stronger, and I believe the intent of "Big Brother" is to let the two parties fight this one out. The relationship between Egypt and Israel suggests that peace can be accomplished. Things came to a head between those two, and each determined that it was no longer in their best interest to continue shooting at each other. I believe this is a valid goal and can be accomplished. I really don't see the comparison between this situation and the conflict in Iraq. To me, we invented an enemy in Iraq, for reasons that are probably unknown to most, outside a very inner circle. No matter how you feel about them, Israel and Hezbollah clearly have a real enemy in each other, and a clear mandate from their supporters to destroy that enemy. Thank you for your post CD ... I always enjoy your point of view. [:D]
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