Reply #3: what response? The killings haven't worked. Will more killings work? [View All]

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Whatever they were aiming at has done little else but kill innocents. The ability of Hizbollah to launch rockets into Israel hasn't been diminished by these killings, no matter what Israel says they were aiming at. The strategy of bombing Lebanese towns and cities hasn't had any measurable effect on the ability of Hizbollah to launch rockets into Israel. Olmert said he wanted a victory before he would agree to a ceasefire. There doesn't appear to be any victory at hand, despite his continued airstrikes into Lebanon.

Where is the evidence that the strategy which has resulted in 680 plus Lebanese deaths is working to unseat Hizbollah and eliminate the threat to Israel. If anything, the wanton killings have increased any animosity there may have been toward Israel from Lebanese and increased the potential for reprisals from folks who are fed up with dying under the weight of Israel's missiles. The strategy is bankrupt. How much longer will the international community allow Israel to stack up more Lebanese dead before they admit the strategy has not worked?

How many more dead before they admit the airstrikes which killed hundreds of innocent Lebanese are antithetical to their stated cause?