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"only an idiot would attack Israel "

So Hezboallah ( Lebenon: Crossing border to kidnap Israeli soldier) and Hamas (Gaza: Rocket attacks on civilian towns) are idiots? Or perhaps they, like Ahmadinejad, have been lulled by the inaction of the UN, EU and US into thinking that there will be no consequences to their actions.

If THEY do not believe that they were "sure to be destroyed by either Israel or the US" because of what they had done previously and gotten away with, why would they NOT continue to act in that manner?


IT DOES NOT MATTER whether they will be destroyed OR NOT: If they THINK they can get away with it, they might well attempt it if it seems TO THEM to advance their aims.