I must admit that it sure appears that Israel is giving a serious beating to Lebanon, including its civilian population. However, something I heard my Dad say prompted me to look a little closer. Consider the following, published at many a major news outlet (emphasis added):<\/p>\n
The level of damage inflicted by Israel appeared finely calibrated<\/strong>. For example, a missile punched a hole in a major suspension bridge on the Beirut-Damascus road but did not destroy it<\/strong>, unlike less expensive bridges on the road that were brought down. An Israeli strike hit fuel depots at one of Beirut’s two power stations — sending massive fireballs and smoke into the sky — but avoided the station itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Throughout the morning, Israeli fighter-bombers pounded runways at Beirut’s airport for a second day, apparently trying to ensure its closure after the Lebanese national carrier, Middle East Airlines, managed to evacuate its last five planes<\/strong> to Jordan. One bomb hit close to the terminal building.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Israel is very capable of bringing down expensive suspension bridges and destroying power plants, but all they do it make the bridge unusable right now<\/em> and make the power plant unable to supply power right now<\/em>. They want to put pressure on Lebanon — including its civilian population — but they don’t want a long-term humanitarian crisis. <\/p>\n
For all of the “opponents” that the Lebanese could be facing, they better be glad they are facing an enemy that cares enough to avoid wholesale destruction. Unfortunately, I believe that it is likely that very few will ever understand Israel’s tremendous restraint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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