What I want to know is why, to most Americans, Israel = USA = Israel and they simply can't differentiate between the two....
Let me get this straight: a faction in the Lebanese civil war attacks a
military target (the oh so unbiased US army) - a foreign interventionist in their country traditionally allied to Israel - and you expect the impartial audience to cry for the dead? You would have had a case had they blown up 200 US civilians but the fact of the matter is, they didn't.
To answer your three questions:
1) WTF has USA got to do with Lebanon?
2) Yes. If Israel hadn't invaded Lebanon there would have been no need for international intervention. So, indirectly, yes.
3) Why would the US 'be dealing with them'? It isn't a US problem. Israel should be 'dealing with them'. It should be of little or no concern to USA. USA-Israel differntiation problems FTL.
PS In the interests of maintaining the credibility of your OP I think you should edit it to absolve Hamas of a crime they DID NOT COMMIT, as highlighted earlier in the thread. Palestinians do not target Americans. Although I know a few US peace campaigners shot or bulldozed by the Israelis...
Last edited by CameronPoe (2006-10-24 05:31:31)