Two pictures, examples of who's paying the price

[mogster]

The city of Tyre in Lebanon, shelled with Israeli artillery.


The city of Haifa in Israel, shelled with Hizbollah rockets.

(...)
The Bush administration's position -- and diplomacy -- are the opposite of what happened during the Clinton administration.

The last Hezbollah-Israel cease-fire was just before dawn on April 27, 1996, after the United States brokered a deal to end a punishing 16-day Israeli offensive designed to end Hezbollah's rocket barrages. More than 150 Lebanese, mostly civilians, were killed; more than 60 Israelis were injured. Tens of thousands on both sides of the border had fled or gone into bunkers.

Then-Secretary of State Warren Christopher shuttled for a week between Jerusalem and Damascus to mediate a written agreement, a sequel to a similar oral deal he negotiated after skirmishes in 1993.

For now, that is not a viable option to end the current conflict, U.S. officials say. With its diplomacy redefined by the war on terrorism, the Bush administration has opted for a course that plays out on the battlefield.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/15/AR2006071500957_pf.html

The civilians pay the price, as always, and are held hostage by hawks and media biased towards action.

[brmdp3123]

1. Man!

Those Israelis have good aim!