Reply #15: So what he is saying is that a 10-1 civilian death count

[MadHound]

Is proportional? Yeah, OK, sure. But to most of the civilized world, it is really starting to border on a war crime.

And what rocket launchers were being hid in the Qana apartment building? Or the UN shelter, which is looking more and more like it was a deliberate target. Or the dozens of other homes, apartments, villages and towns across southern Lebanon?

There are only 40,000 members of Hezbollah in Lebanon, tops. And frankly only half that number who are actual fighters, the rest of them are in supply, logistics, etc. And I would imagine that there are only a few hundred rocket launchers at most, which are, according to unbiased reports, mostly located up in the mountains away from towns, villages and cities. So quite frankly the rationalization that Hezbollah is hiding amongst civilians is starting to wear thin. Granted, there are those that do. And what happens, they fire their rockets, pack up and move on. Meanwhile the Israeli airforce comes through and bombs that position minutes or hours later, failing to hit anything of military value, but instead punish the innocent civilians. And that truly criminal thing about these actions is that the IDF commanders know this, they absolutely know that by the time they deliver the bombs or artillery shells to the launch site, Hezbollah is long gone and the only people they are punishing is the civilians left in the area.

And the mantra that the civilians should deny Hezbollah a place to launch their rockets, or stop providing cover for them is horseshit of the highest order. Let's say that you're in your apartment, and all of a sudden you see a truck rolling down the street with a rocket launcher on it, primed and ready to go. It is accompanied by several heavily armed men(and all you have are your steak knives). What, are you supposed to go out and confront them? With what? Besides, within minutes they've fired their rockets and are tearing out of there at high speed. And yet, in fifteen, or thirty, or sixty minutes you hear the drone of the bombers, coming ever closer. Hmmm.

Sorry, but this sort of rationalization of a war crime is becoming criminally transparent. Especially in light of the fact that up until this latest incident Israel has willingly negotiated a prisoner swap with Hezbollah. So why did they unleash the dogs of war now? Why go on a massive killing spree when all they are really doing is recruiting even more people to side against them and with Hezbollah and the rest of the Arab world? Sorry, but fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity, it is a contradiction that only adds to the problem. The only peace that Israel can achieve with the current path their on is the peace of the dead. And yet sadly, it seems that is exactly what Israel wants, to lay waste to the land and call it peace. Despicable!:puke: