on this point i do have to disagree with you. no i don't think bush should meddle his fingers in this current skirmish nor the rest of the world community. it is an issue between israel and the hizbollah. in this case ironically, i tend to side the israelis. they are basically driving home a message that kidnappings to trade is a no go - otherwise you would be rewarding misbehaviour. today they might kidnap israelis; tomorrow it might be you or me. and the israeli point is that if you are not willing to surrender them back, your people will suffer. solution is simple - the hizbollah just needs to surrender these 2 blokes back - end of story. you don't start an attack into another country and not bear the consequence. so much as where the innocent are harmed, they are killed / maimed by the idiocy of these hizbollah leaders who have nothing to lose but their pride by returning these 2 soldiers. they have NO case. just sad that other innocents had to be affected bcos of the pride of these jokers.

same principle for the hamas. i actually felt that the israelis have practiced sufficient restraint in the earlier months when the hizbollas and the hamas have been launching their rockets into israel. for what cause ? the total destruction of israel ? even when israel have surrendered gaza ? those who are not willing to compromise dont deserve compromise themselves.
Granted. Unfortunately, I see no innocents in this conflict lor. Everyone is guilty.

Of course it becomes muddied when innocent civilians are killed.

I don't think the Lebanese government can do anything about it even if they wanted to.
Oh yah, the opinions in my previous post on this issue still stands.