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Old 08-14-2006, 08:52 PM   #297
richlevy
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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer
Look at the targets they are hitting. Any large airport in Lebanon is a stratigic target, as well as seaports and industrial cities.
These are strategic Lebanese targets. By attacking them, supplies to the entire population are cut off. This is known as collective punishment. We tried it in Iraq in order to get the Iraqis to overthrow Saddam. It didn't work.
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