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Originally Posted by Fuzzy14
I think that's only really a concern if the person you're pissing on wasn't going to attack you if you did nothing. What's Hezbollah going to do in retaliation? Shoot rockets at Israel? Attack Israeli civilians? How will Israel adapt to this foreign scenario?!?!
I guess what Israel gets out of it, other than hours of footage of their sworn enemies being emasculated, is a reaffirmation that they can reach their enemies anywhere, anytime. Ultimately, that does have some marginal value.
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I'd argue it doesn't. It might if you were dealing with rational people. You aren't, so it isn't going to dissuade them, it's just motivation to continue. It does nothing to reduce violence and death. Nothing Israel seems to do does that, so why do they keep doing it? Are they any safer and more secure now than they were 20 years ago? Will anything be different if they continue this course of action for another 20 years? These are questions that don't have good answers based on the direction they are on.