Monday, August 07, 2006

Hezbollah was using UN post as shield

Hezbollah was using a UN observation post as a shield, according to the e-mail communication of Canadian Major General Lewis MacKenzie.

Details here

While this shows Israel did have a tactical reason to bomb a UN post which killed UN observers, it is very poor manners and exhibits a lack of respect for the UN and for innocent life. It also shows a clear lack of political sense, isolating Israel further and garnering sympathy for Hezbollah.

This squandering of international support reminds me of US actions in the aftermath of 9/11, which turned a world ready to help into a confederation of cold shoulders.

No comments:

Foot Quotes

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"

Charles Darwin