The stronger Hezbelloh looks, the more my sympathy tilts towards Israel [View All]

At first, I was briefly for Israel, thinking they'd carry out a little strike in an attempt to free their soldiers. Then, I turned against Israel, thinking they were making a mess of the Middle East peace process and reacting insanely to an attack that was hardly worse than others they've suffered. But, now, with Hezbelloh firing up to 200 missiles a day, including long-range ones, and using advanced anti-tank weapons, I'm thinking, What the fuck? Hezbelloh is not the Lebanese government; they are not defending Lebanon, they are defending Hezbelloh; they have no right to have those weapons; and, besides, they are a religious fundamentalist group that's allied with an inhuman Iran that murders gays, oppresses women, and repeatedly calls for Israel's destruction. I'm beginning to think that Israel's war on Lebanon might be relevant to their survival, especially if they believe that Iran means it when they call for the destruction of Israel. At this point, I certainly favor a ceasefire, but I also think that Israel is acting rationally. It's a dreadful situation that Bush brought on by allowing the Iranian right-wing to use fear to win elections.