I think there’s a better way to stop Hamas from firing missiles into Israel. Israel should start firing missiles into Tehran. There is ample proof that Iran is at war with Israel. Hamas and Hezbullah openly admit they sends their operatives to Iran for training. Syria and Iran have many deals for weapons and mutual cooperation. And Iranian arms have been used against Israel for years.
Time to stop letting Iran get off scot-free. If Israeli citizens are going to be in danger of dying from Iranian missiles, perhaps Israel should let fly a missile or three at Iran.
Because it’s getting more and more dangerous to be an Israeli these days, thanks to Iranian weapons technology.
Israel Television Channel Two Correspondent Ronnie Daniel reported last night that the mortars fired from Gaza on Tuesday were 120mm Iranian mortars.
They have a range of 8 kilometers and can do considerably more damage than Qassam rockets.
Daniel said that many of the protective reinforcements that have been placed in order to shield Israelis from Qassams do not provide protection from these mortars. In addition, the Iranian made mortars travel at a speed that makes the warning system that gives Israelis a few seconds to duck for cover from the slower Qassams meaningless.
I know Israel won’t do it, but don’t you think that firing missiles into Iranian cities would be using “proportionate” force against their enemy? I mean, the Iranians are the ones who are supplying the terrorists with the missiles—and the knowledge of how to use them. Well, when they’re not having Iranian Revolutionary Guards actively join the war against Israel, as they did in 2006.
“[B]ut don’t you think that firing missiles into Iranian cities would be using ‘proportionate’ force against their enemy?”
Uh, no. I’d consider it an act of terrorism. Iranian missile factories and military units would be fair game, though.
It may be lost on Lefty, but I can see the moral equivalence.
But on the other hand, there’s a point to be made about it being better to strike the snake’s head instead of his tail. Destroying Iran’s war-making capacity is definitely better than just killing random civilians.
OTOH, Persia has been a pain in the world’s collective butt for two and a half millenia. From Xerxes forward, they’ve probably killed or enslaved more people than any other “civilization.” (OK, OK, I know that word isn’t a good one, but I don’t have a thesaurus. The nice thing about nuclear weapons, as we ourselves have learned, is that you can debate their use for centuries, but you can’t undo the damage! Or, Israel could simply mine their harbors, since they don’t produce any of their own food, most of them would starve to death in a week…
One could argue against genocide, of course, but if nuking Berlin in 1939 would have prevented the Holocaust…
Robert
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