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It seems, the way I see it, that Israel is attempting to expand its territory further into Palentinian lands and now into Lebanon. Rational countries trying to seek peace don't launch insane air strike campaigns and invade other countries because a few soldiers were abducted.What Israel is doing goes way beyond self-defense. Furthermore, my understanding is that the captured Israeli soldiers had crossed the Lebanese border before being grabbed by Hezbollah (or whomever; they would have blamed Hezbollah almost regardless of who did it). Armed soldiers crossing a border is an act of war; if this is the case, Israel has no legitimate complaint because they started the conflict.As an aside, I really don't like to use the word kidnapped when referring to the captured soldiers, and I find it misleading that the media uses the term. A kidnapping is the abduction of an innocent person under normal circumstances. The soldiers captured were on Lebanese territory and had less-than-paeceful intentions. Their capture happened it the course of what was essentially already a war; the Israelis say they were "kidnapped" because it's worse for Hezbollah's image.I also find it interesting that people are coming down on Hezbollah for launching missile strikes on civilian areas in Israel. Israel's strikes on Lebanon are far more damaging and no more justified.
It seems, the way I see it, that Israel is attempting to expand its territory further into Palentinian lands and now into Lebanon. Rational countries trying to seek peace don't launch insane air strike campaigns and invade other countries because a few soldiers were abducted.
What Israel is doing goes way beyond self-defense. Furthermore, my understanding is that the captured Israeli soldiers had crossed the Lebanese border before being grabbed by Hezbollah (or whomever; they would have blamed Hezbollah almost regardless of who did it). Armed soldiers crossing a border is an act of war; if this is the case, Israel has no legitimate complaint because they started the conflict.
As an aside, I really don't like to use the word kidnapped when referring to the captured soldiers, and I find it misleading that the media uses the term. A kidnapping is the abduction of an innocent person under normal circumstances. The soldiers captured were on Lebanese territory and had less-than-paeceful intentions. Their capture happened it the course of what was essentially already a war; the Israelis say they were "kidnapped" because it's worse for Hezbollah's image.
I also find it interesting that people are coming down on Hezbollah for launching missile strikes on civilian areas in Israel. Israel's strikes on Lebanon are far more damaging and no more justified.