"When bombs are going off around you, it doesn't matter whose name is on the label. It's not about politics to those on the ground. It's about trying to stay alive."
-Lisi Tesher, "Relating", Ottawa Metro, 25 July 2005
Today's wars of ideology become tomorrow's wars of revenge. Though I sympathize with Israel for the difficulty they have in fighting their insidious shadow enemy, this is precisely why I disagree with their approach. Israeli strategists must realize that attempting to supplant Hezbollah in Lebanon is like trying to weed a garden downwind of a dandelion field; you cannot avoid seeing the current war as desperate, disproportionate, and ineffective in this light. Furthermore, this violation of a sovereign state (giving Lebanon the benefit of the doubt here) will raise the ire of its citizens, foster further misunderstandings, and add fuel to the underlying tensions between these great civilizations.
(sigh)
It's unfortunate that we have to wait for the next ice age (the one that Al Gore is promising) for humanity to realize it's true place in the world.
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