Feingold defends Israel's attack response

Platteville - U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold today defended Israel's right to protect itself amid the escalating conflict along its borders, saying, "I don't think any country is going to let their soldiers be kidnapped, transported, killed ... without a serious response."

Feingold said he would not second-guess "whether that response was exactly as it should be."

Said Feingold: "My hope would be that Israel would use as much restraint as possible .... It's in Israel's interest and the interests of peace. But I do think Israel has not only a right but also a responsibility to respond to the Hezbollah attack."

The Wisconsin Democrat, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke with reporters about the issue as he set off on a political swing through Iowa. Feingold is a potential presidential candidate in 2008.

More at: http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=7/15/2006&id=8593

we have just as serious a need for more responsible leaders.....

Israel should stick to eliminating Lebanese Hezbollah and avoid civilian infrastructure.

This was a clear provocation instigated by Iran via their Hezbollah surrogates. The Mad Mullahs and President Ahmadinejad are just trying to make themselves world players. Much like that puffy haired little dictator in North Korea.

Iran contributed advanced radar guided missiles to Hezbollah that struck an Israeli ship. I hope people understand how important it is that Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon.

I am still trying to sort out if what Israel is doing is right or wrong. It's difficult to sort everything out. For now I remain on the fence and continue to gather as much information as possible before I come to a conclusion.

probably could eat us for breakfast....lol
i doubt iran needed to help hezbollah to send a remote controlled drone to the ship...hell, they probably bought it at radio shack (the guidance system people) hahaha...and i hope iran already has some workable nukes, ie ukranian suitcase sized nukes (to stop the pnac crazies from murdering millions of innocent iranians etc)
puffy haired little dictator!....rotfl!

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Welcome to DU!! :toast:

knowing the great senator feingold shares my belief in israel, which is trying very hard not to harm civilians.

Because seems to me there's a whole mess o' civilian corpses starting to pile up in Lebanon.

which is more than i've seen hezbollah and its' ilk attempt.

leaflets before they blow them to smithereens. and where are the people supposed to flee to? do you think they all have the ways and means to just up and go to where they aren't bombing and where would THAT be anyways, btw.

I can't believe you are serious.

and yes i am serious, but i'm attempting to be rational and not hateful.
why do you hold israel to a different standard than any other country? because it's so easy for certain types of people, isn't it.

Dropping leaflets?

Wow.

I will be covering tomorrow's events for my blog, Iowa for Feingold, as well as posting news stories about it.

http://iowafeingold.blogspot.com

Russ is standing up for US!
"It's time to stand up - not to cheer, but to fight back." - Russ Feingold

Has it yet been reported what the Israeli soldiers were doing at the time of their kidnapping. Were they having a picnic? Were they having target-practice? Were they armed at the time? If so, why? Who were they aiming to shoot?

I feel sorry for the soldiers because conscription is compulsory. As for the Israeli government, I have nothing but contempt. Ariel Sharon would be pretty pissed off because he is sleeping through all this. He like Bush is a war criminal.

And might have solidified many and even gained a few.

I understand that Israeli issues are a hot button topic. I don't feel the need to take sides, and I don't want my country taking sides, either.

In addition, I don't agree with the military response of my own country in Afghanistan to 9/11, or the excuses used to bomb the bejesus out of Iraq, either. It seems like this is much the same sort of response.

Does anyone really think the parties actually WANT peace? Isn't every transgression on the "other side's" part an excuse to vent hatred on the other party?

That's my NEUTRAL 2 cents. Which, I'll predict, makes me very much the lone wolf.

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and I support him as I am also Jewish. And it is 9:47am in Israel.

Israel couldn't wait for a reason to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon. This attack, however, is beyond the pale, and sets the stage for a massive escalation in military aggression on both sides.

That solves nothing!

bombing power stations ia way out of line.

As usual, he's right on the money.

I was hoping to hear a response that didn't take sides and promoted peace.