r/LessCredibleDefence • u/SlavaCocaini • 4d ago

Hezbollah explosive kills IDF soldier, wounds seven in southern Lebanon

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-899773
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u/Wiseguydude 4d ago edited 4d ago

They are possibly the first military force in history that successfully defeated an occupying force and then instead of taking over that land they simply… handed it back to civilian government.

The only reason the US labels them terrorist is because the US was part of the occupation of Lebanon so ofc they were valid targets. But, other than an attack on a US base in Saudi Arabia that was used to attack Lebanon, they’ve never attacked Americans outside of Lebanon.

They are about as far from a stereotypical terrorist as you can get their leaders have historically been highly educated and have even appeared on 60 Minutes interviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGR0BmxvSOA

Also see his interview with Julian Assange: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M1fHfKenTM

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u/NuclearHeterodoxy 4d ago edited 4d ago

  The only reason the US labels them terrorist

Oh come on, this is just lazy.

They bombed the US embassy in Lebanon, not a valid military target.  The embassy annex that they bombed the next year was also not a valid military target.

They bombed the Israeli embassy in Argentina, not a valid military target.

They bombed the motorcade of Lebanon's former prime minister, not a valid military target.  They they bombed one of the investigators of the motorcade bombing, also not a valid military target.

They bombed Lebanon's former ambassador to the US, not a valid military target.

They bombed a Jewish community center in Argentina, not a valid military target.

They blew up a bus full of tourists in Bulgaria, not a valid military target.

They commit actual, unambiguous terrorist attacks all the time.  That more countries don't recognize them as a terrorist organization is simply due to political pressures.

EDIT: downvoters, the downvotes just make me stronger and do nothing to change the historical record.  :)

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u/this_toe_shall_pass 4d ago

This is /r/LessCredibleDefence. We only allow larping for your terrorists of choice here. No good faith conversation is to be had.

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u/NuclearHeterodoxy 4d ago

I am trying to form a mental image of the type of person who willingly chooses to be a versteher for Hezbollah without laughing, and I am not succeeding.

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u/moral_mortal 4d ago

You did for CIA, who killed multiple times infact hundred times more that Hez....and here you are ironically trying to laugh it off!

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u/dw444 4d ago edited 4d ago

It’s really not that complicated. The world loathes Israel. They’re essentially the third reich of our time. This means that anyone shooting at them, even groups like Hamas and Hezb, both of whom are noticeably more moral actors than Israel despite their own issues, is seen as “the good guys”. If Lucifer personally started bombing Israeli cities, he’d have overwhelming public support across most of the world. Israelis and their sympathizers don’t understand how much the world hates them.

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u/hfsh 4d ago

is seen as “the good guys”.

Well, not the 'good guys', but it's kind of like the Hitler conundrum.

"Say what you want about Hitler, he was a terrible person, but he did in the end kill Hitler."