US-Supplied Bombs 'Target Hezbollah' in Lebanon, Again
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, as Al-Monitor reports, condemned an Israeli strike that 'reportedly killed at least one person' on 'civilian sites,' with Israel claiming it targeted 'Hezbollah infrastructure.' The shocking part? Aoun 'questioned whether Israel now sought to expand its attacks on Lebanon.' One might wonder if the US, which provided the F-16s and bombs for these 'defensive' actions,
ever questions anything beyond how quickly Congress can approve the next aid package. This isn't a new script. Israel's 2006 Lebanon War, which saw 1,200 Lebanese killed, mostly civilians, and massive infrastructure destruction, was also framed as targeting 'Hezbollah infrastructure.' Meanwhile, US legislators, many of whom receive substantial donations from lobbying groups like AIPAC – AIPAC
itself spent over $17 million in 2022 elections influencing races – continue to greenlight military aid packages. Apparently, the 'ceasefire agreement' memo missed a few key players. How many times can a 'defensive' action kill civilians before it just becomes, well, state policy?