This is not so serious.  The US Marines and Israiles had a couple of confrontation  when the Corps was in Lebanon. Leave it to the French to get their panties in  wad about anything to do with the mitliary and "aggressive action".

A state of war has existed between Israel and Lebanon since 1948.   Did I miss the signing of a peace treaty?

The French are only working 9am to 5pm anyway.

The rest of the time they are relaxing on the beach and not paying attention to truck loads of rockets comming over the syrian boarder

Oh come one, Israel is no more in a state of war with Lebanon since 1948 than America is with North Korea since 1953.

 

And no S2, terrorists in Lebanon fireing rockets into Israel is not an act of war -by Lebanon-.

 

There are obviously terrorists in Lebanon, just as there are terrorists in Afghanistan, and there is a proper way for Israel to conduct itself to achieve their removal.  Bullying peace-keepers isn't it.

 

Alexis, you have surmised correctly.

 

 

The Isrealis are having buyers remorse over the cease fire.

 

They think Hezbollah is rearming and they believe that the sooner they can reignite the Lebanon War the better. One thing the Isrealis fear if they wait too long is that Lebanon and/or Hezbollah will acquire SAM systems capable of neutralizing the IAF and the one advantage they enjoyed during the last war will be gone.

 

Problem : UNIFIL is in the way. Gotta move 'em out. This action will become more aggressive as weeks go by. At some point, Isreal will decide that there's no time to move UNIFIL and simply provoke a causus belli with any takers, UNIFIL or Hezbollah. And then the war is back on with UNIFIL in the worst spot.

 

 

And as you correctly pointed out, it is the most idiotic move in Isreal's history. Europe would turn overtly hostile to Isreal. Because this would mark the first time Isreal intentionally and openly mounted a planned major attack on Euro forces.

 

But Isreal faces a tough choice(if reports are true of Hezbollah rearmament with SAMs). Either risk Euro hatred and sanctions for the lengthy future or cede any military air superiority over Lebanon and thus cede any hope of Isreal ever defeating Hezbollah in the future.

"Oh come one, Israel is no more in a state of war with Lebanon since 1948 than America is with North Korea since 1953."

Funny I seem to forget the Rocket attacks from North Korea.

 

"And no S2, terrorists in Lebanon fireing rockets into Israel is not an act of war -by Lebanon-."

When the POG is a part of the Lebanese Gov't and the Lebanese refuse to control them, or to let anyone else, in fact they OPENLY SUPPORT THEM, Lebanon is no longer a victim, but an accessory.  This is a basic concept even you understand.

 

"There are obviously terrorists in Lebanon, just as there are terrorists in Afghanistan, and there is a proper way for Israel to conduct itself to achieve their removal.  Bullying peace-keepers isn't it."

This should be interesting.  TELL US WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO GET THEIR SOLDIERS BACK AND STOP TERRORISTS FROM REARMING IN LEBANON.

Oh wait, you have no plan, because the "Peace-Keepers" AREN'T DOING A DAMN THING.

You, are acting like a small minded idiot shouting rhetoric.

 

I am not a politician, neither am I one of the peacekeepers, it is not for me to make any plans.

 

I believe we were right to invade Afghanistan and enforce regime change.  I believe this because the Taliban actively supported and trained Al Queda.  As the Taliban (the legitimate state government) refused to act against Al Queda, we were forced to remove them in order to fight Al Queda.

 

If the Lebanon state government were to repeatedly shout support for Hezbolah, and help train them, I would think it Just for Israel to invade the Lebanon and enforce regime change.  What is more, under the greater context of the "War on Terrorism", I am sure the US and UK would actively back Israel in doing such.  But the Fact is, although Hezbolah may have entities in the Lebanon government, I have seen no evidence that the Lebanon state government supports these terrorists.  What is more, they have announced intentions to dis-arm Hezbolah, and have accordingly moved they legitimate armed forces into the South of the country.  As such the Lebanon is not the enemy in the same way the Taliban were.

 

The problem is, Hezbolah enjoys a great amount of public support in the Lebanon (due to crude Israeli foreign policy), while the Lebanese military is weak (and probably owes some loyalty to Hezbolah), and so the Lebabon state government is not powerful enough to rid themselves of Hezbolah.

 

The situation is not black and white. 

 

Oh, and yes, North Korea has mounted multiple small commando raids et al into the South.

 

Yimmy,

 

You appear to have a less-than-full, and unbalanced grasp of the implications of national sovereignty as it relates to Lebanese responsibility for border control.

 

Further, you're posturing of inacceptable conduct by Israel lacks context without you offering an appropriate alternative as a legitimate recourse for an Israeli defense of its citizens and national borders.  UNIFIL has had 28 years of "interim" support to the Lebanese gov't. in re-asserting it's control over the southern shared border with Israel, abjectly failing to even convince the Lebanese Army southward to the Blue Line until late August, much less accomplishing it's mandate in that "interim" period.

 

Do not "pass go".  In fact, return to "start" and try again.  Weak in the extreme, as usual...but expected, coming from you.