Forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am sympathetic to Israel but I can't figure out why they bombed the airport. If they were being attacked by Hezbollah planes using the airport as a base, I could understand it, but bombing the airport seriously inconvenienced and endangered thousands of civilians for no obvious gain in my book. What am I missing -- how did bombing the airport affect Hezbollah?
2006-07-31 11:02:06 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Ah, Fred, that makes perfect sense -- why didn't I think of that?
(Because I guess I don't study military strategy ...)
2006-07-31 11:12:13 · update #1
To stop Iran from sending Hezbollah supplies.
2006-07-31 11:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I read was there were two reasons. #1- That particular airport is the only one in the region that can support the 747 that delivers all of the weapons from Iran. According to Intel this occurs quarterly.
#2 is that Israel did not want the Hezbollah the opportunity to fly the hostages out of Lebanon.
2006-07-31 18:26:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as Hezbollah in Beirut Airport. I'm a Canadian who was evacuated from Beirut 2 weeks ago! What I think...Not as a Lebanese, but as a Canadian, is that Israel is doing this war by plain jealousy that Lebanon is a nicer and more touristic country...I would never go to Israel fearing some Palestinian blowing up himself somewhere...Plus Lebanese girls are much prettier than the Israelis...
2006-07-31 18:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by RK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will keep Iran and Syria from readily sending in fresh troops and supplies. Look at the way the Iranians are going now across land. This was on the news. Would have made it much more convenient for them if the airport was still there.
2006-07-31 18:14:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Iran has been flying in ammunition and terrorists through that airport.
Hitting the airport and the roads from Syria cut of Hezbollah from their ammunition suppliers.
2006-07-31 18:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Lebanon allows Hezbollah to use the airport as a
supply port.
2006-07-31 20:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Crosscheck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 make the lebnanese people press on hezbollah when they c thier country which they built recently destroyed 2 return the 2 hostages
2006-07-31 18:22:50 · answer #7 · answered by pharoah yaser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They bombed Beirut airport to stop people from flying out of Lebanon and leaving the now distroyed country...
2006-07-31 18:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by Miss LaStrange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of the first things you want to do in a conflict is isolate the enemy from its souces of resupply.
The airport was bombed to keep hezbollah from reciveing supplies from syria and Iran
2006-07-31 18:14:50 · answer #9 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tp prevent Iran and/or Syria to resupply war materials via air
2006-07-31 18:09:02 · answer #10 · answered by dt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋