I guess everybody forgot about the Israeli invasion of Lebaonon in 2006

Submitted by There is NO Santa Claus (United States), Jul 21, 2008 at 22:19

This doesn't surprise me. After all, the mainsream media wants us to forget about the 2006 "brutal" Israeli invasion of Lebanon in order to embelish the Hezbollah propaganda victory. I maintain that Israel exacted a terrible price for the kidnapping of the two soldiers. My friends disagree and defer to your thesis that the swap will encourage more Hezbollah terrorist attacks. I prefer to avoid arguing with my friends.

Time will tell. If the swap encourages more Hezbollah terrorist attacks, we'll see more Hezbollah attacks shortly. If we don't see more Hezbollah terrorist attacks in the near future (within the next 12 months) consider the possibility that Israel made its point clear back in 2006 that Jewish blood is not cheap. Time will tell.

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