Does Israel want a weak Lebanon?

[Homer12]

So does anyone think that Israel's excessive bombing of Lebanon is the real reason, the ulterior motive (the destruction of the Lebanese infrastructure and thus their economy and young democracy?)

Why?

[whistle]

1. "No Mester Bond, I vant you to die!" -- Goldfinger 007

[Clarkie1]

2. No. they want a Lebanon strong enough to keep Hezbollah out. nt

[Wonk]

4. Well, they sure picked a funny way of trying to attain that :/

[Yupster]

7. They may get what they want

What they want is for Lebanon to say that they would get rid of Hezbullah from the south of their country if they only had help.

Then a force will be moved in with enough force to remove them.

Plenty of things could go wrong starting with no one wants to be part of that force, but I think that's what Israel is going for and it may work.

[Homer12]

5. Then why are they destroying...

...The Lebanese infrastructure?

Much like the juxtopasition of the Bush Administration sending weapons to Isreal and giving humanitarian Aid to the Lebanese that the Isrealies are bombing at the same time.

I need a better answer. Don't you think a stronger Lebanon Democratic Government would be a STRONG one?

[Clarkie1]

6. There can be no strong Lebanese government

as long as Hezbollah is in control of Southern Lebanon.

Israel is destroying infrastructure that Hezbollah can use, which not all of the infrastructure.

[adriennui]

3. that was the problem

lebanon allowed the "party of only the muslim god" to run roughshod over any hopes of a viable democracy.