Israel hits the Bull's Eye!

With such precision weapon, how come the civilian collateral damage caused by Israel (vs Hezbollah target) was over 50:1? (wiki up to July 25, 1500 civilian casualties in Lebanon, 28 Hezbollah. update July 26, #killed 423:42, or 10:1)

This is pre-meditated terrorism, designed to shock and awe the new democracy in Lebanon, as Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni confessed to Newsweek

• Do you worry that Israel's military operation will strengthen the political wing of Hizbullah?
  The real message to the Lebanese is that Hizbullah is a burden.
  

Yes, that is right. It is not to attack Hezbollah. It is a "message" (see the map and you know why it is a "message"). If this is not clear let's hear what Israel Colonel Gal Luft said,

• "If you want your air conditioning to work and if you want to be able to fly to Paris for shopping, you must pull your head out of the sand and take action toward shutting down Hezbollah-land."

I can only conclude that the 6 hour bombing on a UN Post ignoring UN identification (which resulted in 4 deaths) is a message to the UN is that "Lebanon is a burden".

Regarding democracy, Livni seems to believe any democractically elected government needs to seek her godly approval

• Democratic elections brought Hamas to power in Gaza and won Hizbullah one third of the Parliament in Lebanon. Does democracy in the region serve Israel's interests?
  I believe in democracy ... not only in terms of elections. I believe that those who participate in elections should be only those who believe in democratic values. Terrorist organizations should be banned.

Where is Dubya Bush standing at this moment? Remember "You are either with us, or you are with the terrorist"... but you are not a terrorist if you kill the Lebanese, the Chinese, the UN, the Russian, the Cuban, the Panaman, or any civilian who does not hold a US or Israeli passport.

P.S. I have great respect for the Israeli people. I just do not think it has the right strategy to achieve its goals in this event, as I commented before. -- will elaborate about my reasoning later.

Here are 2 sides of the argument for your own judgment:
1) Five Myths That Sanction Israel's War Crimes
2) Empty ethical arguments

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