Jake said it better I could.

>I'd say that of course Israel cannot let its soldiers get kidnapped and/or killed.
>And I have no idea, personally, of what the border situation was like before the kidnapping. If I'm to believe what I hear it was raining missiles very frequently from Lebanon. And I am totally clueless regarding any connection between rockets from Gaza with rockets from Lebanon.
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>But from what I see/hear Isreal has gone wayyyyyy too far. Just as the U.S. has gone wayyyyyyyyyy too far in the (alleged) "war on terror".
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>Seems to me Israel could have strengthened its border posts to deter future kidnappings.
>By escalating the way they have Israel knew full well that it was jeopardizing countless regular citizens, yet their deaths seem to be acceptable while harm to the 2 soldiers is not.
>Personally, I think there's something bigger at play here, probably involving attempts to get 'reaction' from Syria and/or Iran... then watch the fireworks fly!
>Nothing better for the future of incumbents than to have a broadening war to deal with.