U.S. policy on Israel, Lebanon must change

[bemildred]

Nice backgrounder.

The current eruption of violence and tragedies along the Israeli-Lebanese border may have come as a surprise to many. During preceding weeks, the world's attention was focused on violence and tragedies occuring elsewhere in the region, in Gaza and the West Bank and in nearby Iraq.

Ever since Israel was born through U.N. mandate in 1948, the 60-mile border between Israel and Lebanon has remained clearly demarcated. Other borders in the region have changed, usually in the wake of extraordinary violence, in 1949, 1967, 1982 and 2005.

Yet despite the clarity of the Israeli-Lebanese border, tragedy and violence have continued along it for over half a century.

In order to understand the present, it is important to understand the recent past.

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[Tom Joad]

1. Israel has not respected that border.

[FlavaKreemSnak]

4. But isn't that because they consider it part of Israel?

Or plan to make it part of Israel?

[jrd200x]

2. Countries that harbor, supply, or support terrorist are our enemy

Lebanon harbors Hezzbolah. Hezzbolah is supported by Syria and Iran.

How can Lebanon be "our friend?"

[bemildred]

3. Scintillating logic there. Lebanon is clearly the enemy. nt

[uppityperson]

5. you know, it almost convinced me. Just about.

almost. You are with us, or you are against us. If you are against us, you are a terrorist. I like it. signed, gwb