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![]() Matt Giwer wrote: Jordan wrote: Matt Giwer wrote: Dean A. Markley wrote: Israel need not hit Damascus. All they need do is hit Assad's house near Latakia with a 2000 lb bomb. How does that act of war improve matters? By demonstrating to the Syrians that when they commit acts of war against Israel through third party clients, Syria will suffer _direct_ retaliation. Resistance to occupation is lawful and not an act of war EVEN IF there were evidence of the implicit assertion that Syria were sponsoring it. Actually, whether or not it is "lawful" (the deliberate murder of civilians is generally NOT "lawful" under any version of the Laws of War), it is most definitely an "act of war." By attempting armed "resistance" in a lost territory, a national government backing this resistance is committing an act of war against the occupier. The war may then resume, and let the dice fall where they may. Given the relative strength of Israel and Syria, I suspect that rather soon Syria will have some _more_ lost territory to complain about. Capturing a prisoner of war from the occupying power is lawful in international law. Yes, _under conditions of WAR_. Of course, if Syria is actively at war with Israel, Syria is violating the truce that ended Peace For Galilee, and Israel would now be within her rights to also carry out warlike operations against Syria. Their only obligation is to allow Red Cross visits along with proper treatment in accordance with his rank. Have such Red Cross visits been allowed? Even if Syria or Iran were sponsoring it it would be no different from French support of American colonies Um, Matt, that support _was_ an act of war, and it led to the escalation of the American Revolutionary War into a world war involving America, England, France, Holland and Spain. I direct you to Tuchman, Barbara, _The First Salute_ for some of the details; there are many other diplomatic and military histories of the 1770's-1780's. or Czech support of Zionists by sending arms to let Stalin pretend innocense. Yes, that too was an act of war (against Britain as the occupying Power). What you're not getting about an "act of war" is that the victim doesn't have to choose to treat the situation as a war. And often doesn't. Israel seems to be finally losing all patience with the Palestinians and with Syria, which if true I am very heartily glad to see. The radical Arabs need another good bitch-slapping to remind them of their place in the balance-of-power food chain, IMHO. Resistance to occupation is always lawful by any means available. And that is specifically because it was approved against the Nazis in WWII. Yes, in time of WAR. What are you not getting about the fact that, when Britain and Russia supported armed resistance against the Nazis, it was in the context of a WAR? Let the *******s _bleed_ like they made Lebanon bleed. The Druze SLA army that Israel financed to start the civil war in Lebanon (with the hope of establishing a friendly Christian government) was the one which asked Syria to intervene to save their butts. As the SLA was an Israeli puppet we rationally assume that request was made with the approval of Israel. Israel tried to abandon their puppets but public opinion forced the government not only to give them residence but citizenship if they requested it. I think you're forgetting a _lot_ of history here, specifically involving the PLO and the later Syrian occupation of Lebanon. Sincerely Yours, Jordan |
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