Posted by
Jyalai on Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:41:47 PM
I came in to work early on Tuesday to get a little extra work done. God had another plan. My early arrival gave one of my co-workers a chance to talk with me. She is of Lebanese descent and has family over there. I really sympathize with her. Her family is in a bad situation.
Even though her family does not support Hezbollah, they are very frustrated at Israel's bombing of Lebanon. I hope her family and friends stay safe, but I responded to her with this question, "Who do you trust more?"
Do you trust Hezbollah who has continually gone after civilians as their targets, and hide behind civilians with a callous disregard for their safety, ...
Or do you trust Israel who has waited patiently for years while Hezbollah has sent rockets into their country, has told the civilians where they are going to bomb before they do it, going as far as calling people on the phone to warn them, and apologizes when civilians are killed or hurt?
There are times we need to trust that the moral country will do the right thing and lives will be saved from it. Hezbollah is not moral. Their idealogy trumps all. Israel has made good moral decisions over and over, even to the detriment of themselves. I trust Israel to do everything possible to save innocent lives. I do not trust Hezbollah to protect civilians.
I gained some insight into Lebanon by reading Katheryn Jean Lopez's
interview of Dr. Walid Phares over at NRO. Next time I see my co-worker, I will point her to that article. It really puts things into perspective.
HT to
Hugh Hewitt for the interview.