I can’t tell you how disappointed I was this morning when I found out the two Israeli soldiers are dead. Actually, I can… I was really really disappointed. And although every possible rationalization led to the conclusion that they are dead, I was still hoping (not nearly as much as their families) that they are alive. I am also somewhat ashamed that on the Lebanese side, we have people who have actually killed two soldiers, stole their bodies, and kept their families in the dark. Whichever way you look at it, this kind of action is not nearly as admirable as the cause for which its perpetrators claim they support.Finally, I am angry… at the thought that the July 2006 war was fought over the bodies of two dead soldiers. That Israel waged a 34-day catastrophic war in which around 1400 people died, in an attempt to rescue two dead soldiers. It makes you wonder if this whole thing could have been avoided had the Israelis known that the soldiers were already dead. I know it’s simplistic, but it still does make you wonder…
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