Posted by
arandomguy on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:49:30 PM
There is more important news out of Israel today. By far the most important piece, and that with the greatest implications, is the discovery of Iranian soldiers, fighting alongside Hezbollah. This is after repeated attempts by Iran to claim it is not involved in the conflict. Though as yet the report is still wary, I will be keeping track of it and updating this blog when I get some new info.
The implications of this are huge. If Iran is involved, this should be a justification for US entry into the conflict, on Israel's side. Iran has been, and continues to be a force against democracy and freedom, a supporter of terrorism, and a fascist society, run by men who want nothing more than the destruction of the west, and in particular, Israel and the United States.
Furthermore, Iran is interested in developing nuclear weapons, and they are seeking to be a major player in the region. If they have their hand in the Lebanon conflict, it signals a desire for two things. The first, is war against Israel. The second, is war against the United States. Though I contend that they declared war against the US when they took our hostages in the 1970's.
The United States cannot stand by while radical governments like Iran attempt to take over the mideast. We made that mistake with Hitler in the 1930's. We should never make it again. Dictators are like mold. They spread with an increasing rate. We must not allow this dictator to get any larger than he already is, or the consequences for the world will be dire indeed.
Yet there is still more news coming from Israel. The cabinet approved a massive ground invasion today, one with over 30,000 Israeli troops. This is important, though again, Israel should have done this a month ago. They are working to establish a 20 mile buffer zone south of the Litani river, which should push Hezbollah rockets out of range, or nearly out of range of the Israeli border.
It is good that Israel is finally beginning to realize what is necessary to fight this war, but it is a little upsetting that it took them a month to do so. Still, they have a better record than the American government, who has not been able to fight a war properly since World War II. Yet I still believe more steps are needed.
The ground invasion will be helpful, but wouldn't it be more helpful if there weren't so many troublesome buildings in the way? Or so many places terrorists could hide in and take refuge? I think it's pretty clear that most Lebanese civilians have left south Lebanon (finally). Israel should use this to their advantage, and level the entire area while the danger is light.
This way, massive amounts of Hezbollah will be killed, but it will increase the effectiveness of the ground search for the terrorists, because there will be fewer places to hide. Again, this seems like basic common sense from a war perspective - give the enemies less places to hide and they are easier to find.
Finding the enemy in this conflict is the toughest goal of all.