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Originally Posted by Barnes
People need to descriminate between Hezbollah members and the Lebanese population whom are 50% Christian btw. For a country that has up until recently been invloved in a civil war as well as an occupation from the friendly nation of Syria to be attacked at this scale proves that there is no government in the region that wants peace or stability on either "side". God forbid one nation in the region experiences some stability other than Isreal.
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Lebanon is actually 25% Christian. Nice try though.
First bit, how do you distinguish Hizbollah from ordinary Lebanese when Hizbollah terrorists a) don't wear uniforms and b) camoflage themselves into ordinary neighbourhoods?
I found that second bit kind of funny. How is an occupation friendly at all? I would say that Syria is one of the primary causes of Lebanon's problems. You would be kidding yourself if you didn't think that Syria is one of the main backers of Hezbollah. Syria was also implicated in the assassination of Lebanon's prime minister last year.
For further reference of Syria's purported "friendliness check out this Reuter's article.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26318834.htm
With friends like these, does Lebanon need enemies?
As for the last bit, if there is any government in the region that wants stability for all nations involved, it's Israel. A number of things support this position.
A) Israel spends an inordinate amount of money on military expenditures, when several domestic factors require a large injection of money that is otherwise taken up the military to fight terrorists.
A good example? You may know that the Jordan River is drying up, Israel most likely faces the fact of water shortages in the future. One method they are using is the desalination of salt water. A while back, I read a comment by an Israeli general that said for the cost of one weeks fighting in the Gaza Strip, you could build half a dozen desalination plants.
So simply from a cost-benefit perspective, Israel would want stability.
B) Every single peace venture over the last year has been American and Israeli initiated. With Israel always willing to give the most concessions.