Israeli military approves plan for ‘offensive’ in Lebanon

TheDawn said:
WHY is Lebanon getting involved?? It's not its war this time. I don't get it. Can someone explain it to me?

"The Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon[a] formally began in 1985 and ended in 2000 as part of the South Lebanon conflict."

The Israeli complete withdrawal to the internationally recognized border took place on 24 May 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_Southern_Lebanon

Israel got itself out of Lebanon's face in 2000, TWENTY-FOUR years ago, that's a quarter of a century ago. Boy some people can really hold a grudge.
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Israel doesn't care about Lebanon, they only care about Hezbollah and this is as good a time to teach that terror group a lesson.
I don't think other countries will step in directly and risk direct confrontation with the US and Europe. Iran's Shiite Mullahs aren't crazy enough to risk losing their stranglehold on their country.
The challenge will be to disrupt arms supplies to the dozen or so terrorist groups in the Middle East who will join the fight with Hezbollah.
Let's remember though that Sunni Arabs will be happy to see Hezbollah and other Shiite terror groups fall under Israeli fire.
 
VicBee said:
Israel doesn't care about Lebanon, they only care about Hezbollah and this is as good a time to teach that terror group a lesson.
I don't think other countries will step in directly and risk direct confrontation with the US and Europe. Iran's Shiite Mullahs aren't crazy enough to risk losing their stranglehold on their country.
The challenge will be to disrupt arms supplies to the dozen or so terrorist groups in the Middle East who will join the fight with Hezbollah.
Let's remember though that Sunni Arabs will be happy to see Hezbollah and other Shiite terror groups fall under Israeli fire.
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You still did not answer my question which was quite specific:
TheDawn said:
WHY is Lebanon getting involved?? It's not its war this time.
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TheDawn said:
You still did not answer my question which was quite specific
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Seriously, am I missing something? You can't even Google Hezbollah?
Lebanon, like Gaza, will become a victim of its homegrown terror group funded by Iran.
 
Terrorist is defined by The rich and powerful.

To some, that person/group is labeled as a terrorist.
To others, that person/group is a war hero who is willing to sacrifice himself to protect the
innocent/victim/weak.
 
maxinger said:
Terrorist is defined by The rich and powerful.
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Not really.

The definition by Wikipedia: Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants.

Governments decide which groups or nations are designated as terrorist organizations and the label gains consensus, although not agreed by everyone. Clearly, Iran doesn't believe Hezbollah or Hamas are terrorist organizations.
 
semperfrosty said:
Nelson Mandela and the ANC were ruthless terrorists....until they won the battle.

Now he is as celebrated as Gandhi.

Probably a reminder to keep your own counsel on most issues until all is revealed.
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Putting Mandela and the ANC on equal footing with Nasrallah and Hezbollah is relativism taken a few steps beyond my values.
 
VicBee said:
Putting Mandela and the ANC on equal footing with Nasrallah and Hezbollah is relativism taken a few steps beyond my values.
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Not equal footing but then it was also a different type of conflict with a different type of funding and weaponry.

The point I was trying to make quite is clear I believe.

The rights and wrongs of the current situation wont be clear for some time to come.Indeed,theres a good chance that the armchair expert will never be privy to the complexity.
 
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