And when Hezbollah is backed by Iran and willing to use civilians as shields, what are they supposed to do? The international community should enforce the UN resolution from 2006 and prevent Hezbollah from continuing this aggression. The problem isn’t Israel—it’s the lack of enforcement of international law.
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You’re kidding yourself if you think international law means anything here. The U.S. and its allies only enforce ‘law’ when it benefits them. If Lebanon’s people are suffering, it’s because these power-hungry governments want to keep the region destabilized. It’s all about control—nothing else. The sooner we realize that, the sooner we can start questioning these so-called ‘humanitarian’ wars
Exactly! This is about imperialism, plain and simple. The West has a vested interest in keeping the Middle East fractured, and they’re using Israel as a proxy to do their dirty work. We need to stop pretending this is about defense. This is about keeping the oil flowing, the military spending high, and the people oppressed. Capitalism thrives on war, and Lebanon is just the latest victim
Funny how you all blame the West when Hezbollah is literally a terrorist organization backed by Iran, a regime that oppresses its own people. Maybe if Hezbollah didn’t provoke Israel with constant attacks, there wouldn’t be any airstrikes. Israel isn’t the villain here—it’s the Islamic radicals who use violence and chaos to spread their ideology.
Funny how you all blame the West when Hezbollah is literally a terrorist organization backed by Iran, a regime that oppresses its own people. Maybe if Hezbollah didn’t provoke Israel with constant attacks, there wouldn’t be any airstrikes. Israel isn’t the villain here—it’s the Islamic radicals who use violence and chaos to spread their ideology.
I mean, it's not like Hezbollah is innocent, but Israel’s response isn’t exactly proportional either. How many times have we seen this cycle? Bombs, deaths, displacement, and for what? Just so we can do it all over again next year? The U.S. throws money at Israel, and the situation never changes. Maybe we should stop playing world police and rethink our foreign policy altogethe
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