sam_goody 2 days ago

Hezbollah Has launched thousands of missiles into civilian populations and has already caused the desertion of over 25% of the livable sections of the country. Lately, their weapons are getting better at avoiding the "Iron Dome"; just last week a missile hit an apartment building. A massive bombing plot was foiled this week. They have been getting more and more aggressive.

I would think that moves like these, primarily affect fighters, destroy the comms structure which is used to wage war (Hezbollah have their own communications system in addition to Lebanon's), and damage the "Hezbollah Elite" image which causes them to be such a power.

Would bombing Lebanon be a better than what they have done? I think much worse on all counts.

I am genuinely curious when I see blanket criticism. How would you respond if you were in Israel's shoes?

lupusreal 2 days ago

Younger Americans are by in large not buying Israel's bullshit. American support for Israel is a generational phenomenon and that support will be aging and dying out of the political process in the next 20 or so years, after that Israel will be on their own to face all the enemies they've made, and that won't end well for them.

I think this is why they've been so aggressive in recent years. They know their window of opportunity is closing.

  • snakeyjake 2 days ago

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    • jhallenworld 2 days ago

      LGBTQ+ and even women's rights are a recent phenomenon in the west, and still unfolding (and could revert). If you want the less enlightened society to embrace these rights, how do you propose to do it? Take their land? Killing their kids? Open air prison? I don't think these strategies are going to do it..

      • snakeyjake a day ago

        Unless Patrick Stewart is involved I’m straighter than a laser beam.

        I’m talking about apostasy and being outspoken on civil rights.

        But good point about how they drag homosexuals from behind scooters until they are dead.

        As far as fixing them? I really don’t give a shit. They are as fixable as the North Korean ruling elite.

        Anyone who thinks they can be smiled and hugged into the modern age is a fool.

        • jhallenworld a day ago

          >I’m talking about apostasy

          Yeah, I was guessing...

          >As far as fixing them? I really don’t give a shit.

          What would you suggest then? Kill them all?

    • YorickPeterse 2 days ago

      You can call Israel out on its bullshit while also doing the same with Hezbollah and Hamas, it's not mutually exclusive.

    • cornercasechase 2 days ago

      No one wants to holiday in an apartheid state. The younger generations have access to actual footage on the ground in Palestine, they will never support Israel.