Re: Israel\'s Attack on Lebanon and Hezbollah
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"Say you have 1 Hezbollah fighter living in a town and 399 living outside of the town. Is Israel justified in killing 100 civilians to get to that 1 fighter? "
If hes firing missiles from his prayer rug, absolutely.
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Do you believe there should be any limit at all to the number of civilian casualties? For example, would Israel be justified in nuking Lebanon flat? Your response suggest that they would.
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lets leave nuking out of it, since that brings in ancillary issues. MOABng Lebanon flat? If that is the minimal force necessary to defeat HZB, yes. It became Lebanons problem by virtue of their de facto support of HZB and is not immune from a defense against HZB.
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Let me make sure I understand what you mean. You would be perfectly fine with killing every last man, woman, and child in Lebanon if it would stop Hezbollah?
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If that is the minimal force necessary to stop them yes. Just as we were willing to destroy every major city in Germany or Japan to defeat them.
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That mentality seems sociopathic to me. I don't think there's any reason to continue arguing.
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