Rhizoid said:
And how did Hezballah start this war? Border scuffles were commonplace before and after the 2000 pullout. And Hezb had won their last prisoner deal in similar fashion, why doesn't everyone see that Israel used excessive measures in their onslaught over Lebanon?
Clearly they were pre planning such an attack. You think sonic booms we'd hear for the past decade over Lebanon was Israeli flying just for the hell of it? It was preparation for a military escalation over Lebanon. And we saw what they were capable of in just a few days! Israel doesn't give a sh*t about us, and this was seen during the July war. There was even a small hint of civil war when Lebanese Forces supporters were more than willing to help Israel in this war. The intelligence information that Nasrallah talked about in his speech was most probably provided by Geagea...someone who Senioura openly embraces.
I'm sorry, I don't respect anyone who recognises that criminal. Who the f*ck is Geagea to talk to us about ethics?? And March 14 group have the audacity to applaud him??? And the Sunni Beirutis have begun to refer to him as a zaeem? (leader)
Nothing is f*cking March14 over except for the fact that Aoun chose to ally with Hezballah instead of them.
I am nobody to say anything, but there has to be some form of evidence to make a claim like that. There is nobody in Israel who wants to attack Lebanon itself. Many knowledgeable Israelis are even understanding of Siniora's (and the overall Lebanese government) political dilemma.
Simply put, you will not find evidence that Israel has a problem with the people of Lebanon. Go back to the first conflict between Israel and "Lebanon" in 82 and you will understand that Lebanon was a technicality- more of a bystander, but they still faced a lot of the damage, very much like this second conflict by Hezbollah.
The problem is that nobody is able to come to any kind of agreement without referring back to the Palestine question. And the moment Palestine is brought up, any kind of agreement will break down.
Back then it was the PLO. Now it is Hezbollah. But in both cases it is the Lebanese people who are made to suffer due to politics.
Somehow along the line life, peace, and basic humanitarian needs have become less important and politics and hatred of Israel has become more important in influencing action.