On the Lebanese Situation
I wasn't sure if I should comment on this topic, but I can't not considering the criticism of the Prime Minister in the this country, be it from the left-wing media (ie. CBC) or protestors on the streets.
The PM has been very clear that he supports Israel because they are on the right side of international law. Israel has the right, if not the duty, to defend itself against attacks on it's civilians and territory. It is Hezbollah that is in violation of international law for launching attacks from populated areas and using the population of Lebanon as shields. All those individuals who value the free society we enjoy in the "Enlightened West" should be agreeing with the PM wholeheartedly. Can you imagine the attitude of people in Canada if there was a terrorist group in Vermont hurling rockets at Montreal and the US Government couldn't or wouldn't deal with them? Would we be expected to sit back and take it?
Hezbollah probably kidnapped the Israeli soldiers (the beginning of all this) because Tehran told them to - in order to get the world's attention away from their nuclear program. They have in large part succeeded - diplomats from around the world, and most of the UN are now busy with the Israeli-Hezbollah problem - and Iran has slipped down the priority list - buying Tehran time to develop their nuclear program....
Lebanon is a joke of a state in that it cannot even control what goes on inside it's borders - no truly independent country can countenance a force like Hezbollah. I agree that the civilian deaths in both Israel and Lebanon are a tragedy. And perhaps diplomacy can help that. But if the diplomacy doesn't result in the disarmarment of Hezbollah it will fail in the longer term.
And I fear that until Damascus and Tehran are dealt with, Hezbollah will continue to be a problem for not just Israel, but the free world.
The PM has been very clear that he supports Israel because they are on the right side of international law. Israel has the right, if not the duty, to defend itself against attacks on it's civilians and territory. It is Hezbollah that is in violation of international law for launching attacks from populated areas and using the population of Lebanon as shields. All those individuals who value the free society we enjoy in the "Enlightened West" should be agreeing with the PM wholeheartedly. Can you imagine the attitude of people in Canada if there was a terrorist group in Vermont hurling rockets at Montreal and the US Government couldn't or wouldn't deal with them? Would we be expected to sit back and take it?
Hezbollah probably kidnapped the Israeli soldiers (the beginning of all this) because Tehran told them to - in order to get the world's attention away from their nuclear program. They have in large part succeeded - diplomats from around the world, and most of the UN are now busy with the Israeli-Hezbollah problem - and Iran has slipped down the priority list - buying Tehran time to develop their nuclear program....
Lebanon is a joke of a state in that it cannot even control what goes on inside it's borders - no truly independent country can countenance a force like Hezbollah. I agree that the civilian deaths in both Israel and Lebanon are a tragedy. And perhaps diplomacy can help that. But if the diplomacy doesn't result in the disarmarment of Hezbollah it will fail in the longer term.
And I fear that until Damascus and Tehran are dealt with, Hezbollah will continue to be a problem for not just Israel, but the free world.
posted by Technical Bard | 21:44
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