[Howard Beale]

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In U.S. terms 8 dead Israeli soldiers equals 376 U.S. soldiers. Think about what the U.S. would do if a terrorist organization crossed our borders and killed 376 soldiers.

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Whats your point? Israel goes into lebanon all the time to kidnap people. They are very provocative, agressive, and expansionist. In their minds they don't need a reason to do the things they do. Believe what you want, but Israel's motto is "We want. We need. We take it."

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My point was to put into perspective what 8 dead means to Israel.

Israel has left Lebanon, Gaza and is leaving parts of the West Bank. That may not be enough for you but it is the opposite of 'we want, we need, we take it'. If they wanted it all they could push out all the Arabs in short order but they don't. After the 1967 war they tried to return Gaza to Egypt but they didn't want it. Do you ever wonder why? Jordan, I believe, renounced it's claim to the West Bank. Do you ever wonder why? I think it's because they've had their own horrendous problems with the Palestinians. It's my belief that Israel would withdraw from most of what they are keeping if they could get security but that's a forlorn hope.

And who is it that the Israelis kidnap in Lebanon, taking your claim at face value?