Do you think Israel's response to Hezbolla militants/terrorist is disproportionate?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

I think they are defending their country. War is horrible and people are killed that is also why it is to be avoided at all cost. If war has no consequences then there is no deterrent to war. Hezbollah kidnapped Israeli soldiers which is what started this whole bloody mess, if Israel's response was anything else but all out go for the throat attack what would stop Hezbollah or any other terrorist group from doing it again? Terrorists and populations that support terror need to receive a deadly continuous pommelling that results in huge casualties and devastation for terrorism to end. Subways and trains are blown up, planes crashed into buildings, all because Israel exists. They do these things and people around the world become outraged but there is no cost to the terrorists which in actuality reinforces terrorism. Peace in the world will never happen unless a terrible devastating blow is dealt for each act of terrorism, or Israel ceases to exist.

Answer 3

No. Not if you take a look at what's been going on over there. Considering that Lebanon was supposed to disarm or move Hezbolla and didn't. Now Hezbolla is part of the lebanese government which makes Lebanon fully responsible for their actions.

Answer 4

Yes, but not to the extent that some others might. I think Israel has a right to respond to attacks on her nation, but blowing up gas stations or airports is going too far, and imposes too much suffering on innocent civilians who probably have nothing to do with Hezbolla.

Attacking military targets is okay, even if there is some risk of killing civilians. Attacking civilian targets is not permissable.

I also believe that Hezbolla's attacks are grossly disproportionate.

Answer 5

No. A nuisance that doesn't go away eventually has to be eliminated...before it gets worse. Would you treat a minor infection with antibiotic to kill it or would you just hurt it a little?

Unfortunately though, the media seems to confuse disproportionality of the response with the disproportionate number of casualties suffered by different sides. I suppose they'd feel better if more Israelis got killed to even up 'the score' a little.

Answer 6

If you were an Israeli and thought Hezbollah was close to using an atomic bomb, wouldn't you want to take them all out?

Suppose it was 20,000 rockets or so, each with a high explosive warhead surrounded by 40,000 Syrian ball bearings for greatest lethal effect against your people? This is being done currently.

Suppose you had already been threatened with a "surprise" by Hezbollah and thought this might be the Iraqi nerve, mustard, or sarin gas WMD's smuggled into Syria? What would YOU do?

Answer 7

Yes....as it ought to be. You don't stop this kind of a threat fighting tit for tat. You have to destroy the enemy completely or break his will to make war against you. You can't just slap him on the wrist and hope he stops - especially when they have sworn for your utter destruction. This is an existential struggle, not like the battles to which we Americans have become accustomed, where we fight overseas and the worst case scenario is that we pull out. Israel is fighting for its existence. I think their disproportionality is absolutely justified.

I don't like the fact that they have injured innocent Lebanese people or that they have damaged the democratic Lebanese governments ability to rule; however, they are much like the Taliban in that they allowed terrorists free reign within their borders and did nothing to stop them.

Answer 8

besides the reality that UN continuously can not state something against Israel,yet this time I believe them,it quite is not basically disproportionate. it quite is approximately how Israel is often at a loss for words to create motives for attacking Palestinians and take their lands. regardless of if there grew to become into no Hamas,Israel will hit upon a reason to purpose their new weapons against harmless Palestinians.

Answer 9

No it is not. Asymetrical warfare and warfare in general by it's very nature has no proportionality. Example in WW2 1.7 million japaneese military died in battle compared to 92,000 American deaths, Hezbolla needs to be exterminated as do all Islamic Fascists.

Answer 10

I think that Israel has better weapons, more troops etc. I am just not sure if Hezbollah will ever be disarmed. I cannot imagine what it would be like to live in a country that is constantly at war.

Answer 11

its not about soldiers any more anyway ... israel was planning to invade lebanon by surprise while all sleep hizbullah simply spoilt there surprise ... note that israel has killed VERY high numvers of civilians which dont even reach to 10 % of those INJURED in israel ... lebanon doeant have under ground safe places u knw ,,, israelians well protected u judge ... see the results on this web page