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Friday, July 28, 2006 12:00 AM

The "hiding among civilians" myth

Israel claims it's justified in bombing civilians because Hezbollah mingles with them. In fact, the militant group doesn't trust its civilians and stays as far away from them as possible.

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  • Friday, July 28, 2006 10:29 PM

    Re: "What if it was us?"

    >In the late 19th century an Irish-American group called the Fenian brotherhood was formed, which today would be called "terrorist". These people made military raids on Canada in at least five instances... If Canada had decided to retaliate against civilians the way Israel has, how would you feel?

    Not a great analogy. If Canada were 100x more powerful than the US, I would feel pretty pissed off at the Fenian brotherhood for making my neighborhood into their base of operations.

    It shouldn't be incumbent on Israel to either accept suicide bombs and rocket attacks or sacrifice it's soldiers in one on one geurrilla warfare until Hezbollah decides to take a break.

    Until Hezbollah completely gives up the neighborhoods and decides to fight from military bases in the desert, the only other alternative for Israel is to consider anywhere it is possible for them to hide or get support as a legitimate target.

    Jason

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