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Well, if someone decides to deploy the army, it becomes a war even if on the other side there are only insurgents, or terrorists, or simply civilians. I don't think it makes sense to describe Israel's actions in Lebanon as other than "war".

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 25th, 2006 at 09:45:26 AM EST
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I accept your point. Unfortunately, by designating it a war like any other, the IDF have deluded themselves into believing this is a classic war against a nation state and are behaving accordingly.

It may be a war by current definitions, but as it is not against a nation state their conduct of it is strategically stupid, "disproportionate" and ulitmately self-defeating.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jul 25th, 2006 at 09:54:04 AM EST
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