The failure of Israel to subdue Hezbollah demonstrates the many weaknesses of the war-on-terror concept. One of those weaknesses is that even if the targets are terrorists, the victims are often innocent civilians, and their suffering reinforces the terrorist cause.One of the interesting things about the war on terror has been an idea, frequently quoted by military personnel in newspapers, that civilian casualties caused by "good guys" are regrettable, but fundamentally different than civilian casualties caused by "bad guys" - it is supposed to be the intent, not the result, that matters. This results in complete incomprehension in why the families of victims do not instantly perceive our misplaced goodwill and forgive us.
A fresh perspective on this situation could help. At least, it couldn't make things worse.
