Reply #5: I do not disagree with a lot here, but I still disagree. [View All]

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He should be asking the two parties to ceasefire.
Certainly Hezbollah started the operations, but Israel's answer is destroying Lebanon.

The resentment created in Lebanon is creating more terrorists, not less and is a dangerous policy for Israel itself.

As I said, there is little I disagree with in this editorial. It is what is missing that bothers me. You cannot start an honest dialog if you absolve one party of any responsibility.

As many people have said here and elsewhere: it is because I support Israel that I reserve the right to criticize it. Too bad that this editorial does not even start to address this issue.

For a great speech on the same subject, read Pat Leahy's floor speech. It is not that different from what Kerry says here, but it has the missing part.