Richard Bridge

You point out that there seems to a paucity of so-called defenders of Israel posting here. All that proves is there is a paucity of such defenders, but that observation does not invalidate what they have to say. Think of the old TV play/movie "Twelve Angry Men".

Israel has been under attack from Hezbullah for six years. The killing of 2 soldiers and the kidnapping of the 3rd was the act that finally stirred Israel to action. Even Hezbullah was surprised they had stirred such fury, because past actions had had only had mild responses. As I pointed out earlier, they played the same card once too often. I also said that the aggressor (in this instance Hizbullah) does not get to decide what the reprisal shall be, nor when it ends.

Israel demands security on the northern border. To Israel that means they eliminate Hizbullah as a fighting force, and interdict their supply lines. Since Hizbullah places its arms and rocket launchers amongst the general populace so Israel has two choices; allow Hibullah to freely attack Israeli cities, or eliminate the source of those attacks. So, I see Hizbullah as being responsible for those civilian deaths. Israel has indeed acts morally in warning civilians where the attacks are coming so they can try to leave. In doing so, Israel is also letting Hizbullah know where the attacks are coming. Question...is it possible that Hizbullah is making it difficult for civilians to leave, so there will be more casualties?

BTW, what actual military targets has Hizbullah attacked in Haifa, Acre or other Israeli cities? Never mind, that's irrelevent.