Comments on: Moral Asymmetry in Warfare: Israel and Hezbollah http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/07/30/moral-asymmetry-in-warfare-israel-and-hezbollah/ News & Commentary on Warfare, Policy and Counterterrorism Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chronicles of War http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/07/30/moral-asymmetry-in-warfare-israel-and-hezbollah/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Chronicles of War Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:27:19 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/07/30/moral-asymmetry-in-warfare-israel-and-hezbollah/#comment-382 <strong>Qana: Fighting an enemy who hides behind children ...</strong> The deaths of 54 Lebanese civilians, most of them children, is a tragic reminder of the difficulties Israel faces in its self-defense. Israel has been attacked by an enemy that views its own women and children as shields, and even...... Qana: Fighting an enemy who hides behind children …

The deaths of 54 Lebanese civilians, most of them children, is a tragic reminder of the difficulties Israel faces in its self-defense. Israel has been attacked by an enemy that views its own women and children as shields, and even……

]]> By: Vic http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/07/30/moral-asymmetry-in-warfare-israel-and-hezbollah/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Vic Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:44:29 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/07/30/moral-asymmetry-in-warfare-israel-and-hezbollah/#comment-377 Further, the obvious question is -- who (other than CNN/BBC) IS taking all the photos of Lebanese tragedy, and why isn't this happening in Israel -- or the same type/number of minutes provided of civilians sheltered in bunkers? Israel gives numbers of its soldiers killed or wounded, yet ... there is no reporting of any number of Hezbollah killed or wounded, by Hezbollah. I am, of course, assuming, as Lebanese political speakers have recently announced, that Hezbollah is their defense force. Thus, are they not under similar rules of engagement as any other legitimate state's military would be? Obviously, again, there is a major league double standard going on. (aka good propaganda). sign me -- a simple blonde chick, of no discernable national or religious affiliation. vic Further, the obvious question is — who (other than CNN/BBC) IS taking all the photos of Lebanese tragedy, and why isn’t this happening in Israel — or the same type/number of minutes provided of civilians sheltered in bunkers? Israel gives numbers of its soldiers killed or wounded, yet … there is no reporting of any number of Hezbollah killed or wounded, by Hezbollah. I am, of course, assuming, as Lebanese political speakers have recently announced, that Hezbollah is their defense force. Thus, are they not under similar rules of engagement as any other legitimate state’s military would be? Obviously, again, there is a major league double standard going on. (aka good propaganda).
sign me — a simple blonde chick, of no discernable national or religious affiliation.
vic

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