Israel has bombed Lebanon for the 17th consecutive day. And no wonder the Marxists, Leftists and a few other regional parties are already raising a hue and cry against this punitive action. Their logic is "it is a disproportionate response to the abduction of one Israeli soldier" !
Does this reflect a sense of callousness on the importance of a life of a soldier on India's part and does this by any way explain why India is almost always at the receiving end of any unjust offensive action and that time and again the perpetrators go scott-free and come back to haunt us ? I would think so.
Consider this. Israel's retaliation can be looked upon in two ways. I think, it sends out a very strong message. It says "We dare you. You take one of us, we will take 100 of yours". That is how a country should respond when its soldiers are being abducted. There is no question of being defensive. And the question of proportionality does not arise. For Israel, the life of one of its citizens is important, valuable and their actions have only reinforced that. Unlike us, Indians, callous in our attitude, defensive in our demeanour, afraid to stand up and hit back when we are being hit, willing to go by the 'books' - be politically correct.
For what ?
A country does not have friends, it only has interests. That's the way the game is played. That's the way India should look. So instead of criticizing Israel and clamouring for international sanctions against them, let us unapologetically applaud that nation - a nation so small it cannot find itself on the map, for standing up for their countrymen.
The other point of international debate is that the bombs are being targeted at civilians. Now, what would you do if you knew that those civilians whom all are so concerned about shelter rockets and terrorists ? Is there a difference between people who harbour terrorists and those who actually do it ? Are they any less of a culprit ? If the civilians of a country choose to stealthily adopt such practices, then there should not be any furore when their homes are bombed.
But, as in any conflict there will always be a substantial number of innocent people who would be affected. This is no different. That is the futility of war.
5 comments:
When faced with an adversary, a bull charges ahead without thinking... a tiger waits and waits and waits and then pounces...
Israel is bold b'coz the West supports it... India can't be b'coz the West uses Pak to keep us in check... and, for now, till Goldman's BRICs materializes, the West rules the world
umm - i go with u - for once ;) bull to srk's bull!! --zzz
Oh, sure, right. Your neighbouring country comes and bombs the hell out of you, and you go against your countrymen and say, ``Sorry, we don't support terrorists''. What was that saying...blood is thicker....????
And hell, who decides who is a terorist? If you have the backing of the US, do you really care if you kill 50 odd kids who have no role to play whatsoever in the war!! Nationalism or terrorism-the tags don't make much of a difference! P
i don't care for my country, but i will cry whenver i find an indian flag stuck to someone's helmet... irrespective of whether he is one who is representing the country in some great event... i don't care if my country's soldiers are killed in terrorist attacks for years, but i will visit any stupid "memorial" built for them and take photographs... i don't care about my country's GDP or economic development, but i will invest in the stock market of the country and pray that those particular companies do well...
i am a typical indian... i don't care what happens to other indians, but only worried about me and my opinions...
Dear Andy,
I do not agree on the first one...but I do agree that Israel's action would not put a stop to Hezbollah's activity in any way. So, finally it would not serve the purpose.
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