President Biden said that he does not want Israel to move ground troops into Lebanon but the Pentagon says that it will support Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon. The President called for a “ceasefire now” and said that he wanted Israel to stop.
Israel is not listening to the U.S. president, but they are coordinating with the U.S. military. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) launched a ground invasion into Lebanon which they are calling “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against Hezbollah.
There is no such thing as targeted ground raids that do not kill civilians. This is known as the “precision paradox.” We are told that only military targets will be killed but that is never true.
Ironically, Hezbollah was formed in response to Israel’s 1982 ground invasion of Lebanon so a thinking person might ask: Will this shut down terrorism or inspire more? If the past is prologue, it will inspire more.
Meanwhile, Russian President Putin called on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to get out of Lebanon immediately. Putin was rushed back to the Kremlin late last night in an emergency meeting as Israel’s invasion began.
The White House is warning that Iran is planning an attack on Israel, which the U.S. will retaliate for if it happens. Israel has been awaiting a response since it killed a senior Hezbollah leader inside Iran weeks ago.
Turkey, a NATO country, says that it will support Lebanon. If that happens, would this pit one NATO country against another if the U.S. is supporting Israel?
