Depressing Middle East Post

[thedeadlyhook]

Why is leadership by example important? Gee, let's think about that:

But Israeli officials rebuffed claims that their attacks in Lebanon had shown disproportionate use of force, saying their tactics were comparable to those of the US and Russia. 'We will act in the same proportions that Russia is using against the Chechens and the US has used against (al-Qaida leader Osama) bin Laden in Afghanistan,' the justice minister, Haim Ramon, said.

Heaven help us all.

Comments

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I think the part that gets me the most is that this was so obviously a revenge strike, not a tactical one. Just a message that Israel is willing to be ruthless and indiscriminate, that they didn't care about the difference between legimate governments and rogue terrorists. In that sense, it is very much following in the footsteps of the Iraq action.