Lebanese soldiers on the beachfront

Lebanese soldiers on the beachfront, originally uploaded by CharlesFred.

..... no doubt they are somewhere on the battle front.

I am disgusted when I read just now that Israel has killed 50 civilians and bombed the Beirut international airport in retaliation for the kidnap of two soldiers by Hezbollah.

Where is the sense of proportionality?

As always, it is nowhere to be seen.

I am now counting myself lucky to have been to Lebanon last year in a time of peace, when the Israelis had gone and the Syrians too. OK, they were dealing with the assassination of Hariri but they were going the right way... and now this...

What a tragedy for this country to be the battleground for interests outside of their own.