[KevinTheOmnivore]

Hizbollah can win elections, and Lebanon can hate Israel. Super.

If you attack a nation, or if you attack their populous, then you need to be stopped. I certainly think there is a systemic problem in the Arab world when they flock to radical Islam and anti-semitism to solve their problems. When the Lebanese people elect a party that wants to destroy another nation b/c they are Jewish, well yeah, that's a problem.

But there's not so much that Israel or America can do about that right now. Rolling over and waiting for the next pogrom won't fix it, either.

You stop them. You make them understand that violent actions, especially against civilians, carry violent consequences. You teach them a lesson, and maybe they'll learn not to elect radicals and homicidal maniacs into power (if the vote is even something they have extended to them). Hizbollah holds what, 30% of the seats in Lebanon? They don't even hold a majority in the government, and they took it upon themselves to declare war on another country.

That's not just Hizbollah's problem, it's also Lebanon's, and they need to deal with it.