bb - You cited the example of how Israel hold soldiers responsible for their actions but did not provide a source saying that any of them had been convicted. Its up to you to answer my question. You are trying to answer a question with a question.
In any event, I am not trying to say that terrorists are any better than Israeli soldiers. What I am trying to say is that the Lebanese people should not be punished for terrorist activities. Terrorists need to be dealt with through investigative police work not through bombing the hell out of a country of innocents.
"Lebanon has taken other counterterrorism measures in 2003, primarily directed against Sunni extremists, including those affiliated with al-Qaida. For instance:
In May, a military tribunal convicted eight individuals of attempting to establish an al-Qaida cell in Lebanon.
In July, Lebanese security forces began a series of arrests in connection with the bombing in April of a McDonald's, part of a series of bombings of Western food outlets during 2002-03.
In September, military tribunals commenced hearing the cases of more than 40 individuals charged with planning or executing the series of restaurant attacks and planning to assassinate the US Ambassador to Lebanon and bomb the US Embassy in Beirut.
In October, the Lebanese Government arrested three men and indicted 18 others in absentia on charges of preparing to carry out terrorist attacks and forging documents and passports.
The Lebanese Government continued to cooperate with US officials in the investigation of the murder in November 2002 of a US citizen in Sidon.
In December, Lebanese forces personnel cooperated with US Embassy security when a Lebanese man approached the Embassy carrying a bag containing TNT, nitroglycerin, and a detonator.
In late December, a military tribunal sentenced 25 members of a terrorist group accused of targeting US official and commercial targets to prison terms ranging from six months to life. Lebanon is a party to 10 of the 12 international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism."