Reply #87: From their standpoint, to do so would be foolish. [View All]

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Gandhi readily accepted the possibility that the first soldier he faced might shoot him dead on the spot. Hezbollah and Hamas are committed to survival, so laying down their arms and taking the risk that their enemy might simply take the opportunity to kill them and thus ensure its own survival is out of the question. Dying to prove the point is as far outside of their goal set as defeat.

For Israel, it is similar. Their enemy poses a credible threat, and is struggling against them for survival, so to disarm altogether and speak for peace looks the same as surrendering and marching to the chopping block.

This why a cease-fire must be mutual to succeed.