Hmmm, that's sounds surprisingly incoherent.
Because you can't logically understand that this is exactly what Hizbullah's presence in Lebanon has done to that country.
You can't understand that those 12,000 rockets were JUST AS MUCH A TOOL OF INTIMIDATION against the Lebanese Government, as they were against Israel.
You look to your government of Lebanon to do something. They do. They sit on their butts and make phone calls and they go to meetings while your village is leveled. Are you going to vote these guys into office the next election?
In the short-term, I would agree. But with a UN presence and a Chapter VII mandate for the disarming of Hizbullah, and separation between the two countries, it will logical that many Lebanese are going to be questioning just what Hizbullah brought down upon them. They are going to be looking for someone to blame and right now it's Israel.
But later, when the Israelis clear out, it's going to be Hizbullah that catches the flack, IMO. Some may still consider them to be "heroes", but it's pretty doubtful that many Lebanese will support their targeting UN forces, or reintiating hostilities with Israel.. At least not for quite a few years.
Hizbullah, armed and financed by Syria and Iran, have no excuse for dragging Lebanon into this conflict.
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