>>>One of the problems I have with these kinds of debates is that people will criticize what one country/group is doing, without offering an alternative. What do you propose the Israelis should do?
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>>Simple. Have a proportional response, instead of taking out an entire country.
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>Israel has been itching to do exactly that, and Hezbollah foolishly provided them all the pretext they needed.

Agreed. Bin Laden made the same mistake. He thought he was dealing a blow to the USA but instead united the people into action and essentially ended Al Queda as a organization structure.