> On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:22:12 -0700, Harland Harrison > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You ask, >> "Then why did they allow Hezbolla to attack Israel?" >> >> Do you mean why does the government of vulnerable Lebanon not control >> Hezbolla? Because even the rag-tag militia of Hezbolla is more than a match >> for the army of Lebanon. Israel has a $10 billion military budget, including >> $4 billion given to it by the US every year, and Israel is attacking a >> country with only $540 million to spend to defend itself. >> >> Lebanon could not put up even one plane in defense. Lebanon has only been >> able to plead for the protection of the UN. The UN has called for a 3 day >> cease fire to evacuate the wounded and to get aid to the displaced >> civilians, but the US government has blocked even that! > > Then Israel is helping Lebanon and Lebanon should pay Israel as much as > they can afford to Israel to offset these costs! > > bh > You must be joking! Killing hundreds of civilians, many of them children, and creating almost a million additional refugees, does not help anyone, and certainly does not help the Lebanese victims.
Lebanon would not want to help Israel in Israel's war -- but the government of Lebanon could not defeat Hezbollah for Israel even if it tried. Harland Harrison Libertarian Party of San Mateo County CA ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
