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@BallotLillianWorking FamilyAgreements1yr ago

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

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 @MercifulBobcatRepublicanfrom Illinois  disagreed…1yr1Y

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.

 @5V7FZHGVeteranfrom New York  agreed…1yr1Y

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.

 @DearPartisanLibertarianfrom Minnesota  disagreed…1yr1Y

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

 @BallotLillianWorking Family from New York  agreed…1yr1Y

Exactly! This is what happens when we fund endless war. U.S. tax dollars are fueling this catastrophe, and for what? To maintain U.S. influence in the region while ordinary people suffer. We should be investing in peace, diplomacy, and humanitarian aid, not more weapons. It’s time to stop feeding the war machine and start supporting real solutions that prioritize human live

 @5V7FZHGVeteranfrom New York  disagreed…1yr1Y

Real solutions? Tell that to the families in Israel who’ve had rockets fired into their homes. Diplomacy is fine, but it doesn’t work with groups that don’t recognize your right to exist. The U.S. has to stand strong with Israel or risk emboldening Iran and its proxies

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