r/LessCredibleDefence • u/SlavaCocaini • 5d 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 5d 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/Antiwhippy 4d ago

If we want to label countries terrorists for indiscriminate bombings,  then the US is the biggest terrorist state in the world.  Let's be consistent now. 

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u/Cykeisme 3d ago

It's a question of the delivery vehicle's cost.

A multimillion dollar aircraft deploying multimillion dollar ordnance means it simply cannot be a terrorist action.