Is Israel Right Or Has It Gone Too Far?
Your call. Ten days of bombing continues. Israeli armor amasses on the Lebanon border. Hundreds have died, tens of thousands flee their homes.
Is Israel's assault on Lebanon and the terrorist group Hezbollah a justified response to the capture of two of its soldiers? Or has the 58-year-old Jewish state, already occupying Palestinian land, gone too far in its assault of a recently democratic, sovereign country?
Israel's enemies are determined to crush it. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed this week that his organization absorbed the strike and has "more surprises to come." Hezbollah has been shooting missiles into Israel's cities with random results, killing even Muslims.
But the cycle of violence goes on with no end in site and civilians suffer an increasing share of the misery. In the U.S., neocons show little concern for the loss of innocent life. Bush has yet to call for a cease fire, and Richard Perle, an architect of the Iraq War, suggests extending the fighting to Syria.
In Baghdad, the result of militarism is hardly appealing. Gen. John Abizaid announced Friday that mounting sectarian violence in the city requires bringing more American troops to the capital. Despite our efforts, killing begets killing.
What is your view?
Your call. Ten days of bombing continues. Israeli armor amasses on the Lebanon border. Hundreds have died, tens of thousands flee their homes.
Is Israel's assault on Lebanon and the terrorist group Hezbollah a justified response to the capture of two of its soldiers? Or has the 58-year-old Jewish state, already occupying Palestinian land, gone too far in its assault of a recently democratic, sovereign country?
Israel's enemies are determined to crush it. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed this week that his organization absorbed the strike and has "more surprises to come." Hezbollah has been shooting missiles into Israel's cities with random results, killing even Muslims.
But the cycle of violence goes on with no end in site and civilians suffer an increasing share of the misery. In the U.S., neocons show little concern for the loss of innocent life. Bush has yet to call for a cease fire, and Richard Perle, an architect of the Iraq War, suggests extending the fighting to Syria.
In Baghdad, the result of militarism is hardly appealing. Gen. John Abizaid announced Friday that mounting sectarian violence in the city requires bringing more American troops to the capital. Despite our efforts, killing begets killing.
What is your view?
posted by Mark Boslet at 11:55 AM
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