That’s the sad reality. Red lines keep getting pushed because confronting the reality of the situation is to painful of a bandage to rip off.
The cost of turning a blind eye to Israeli attacks and the effects of the war are still more enticing then the political disaster that declaring war would bring. Essentially it’s a sacrifice that Hezbollah are willing to make.
But at the same time, can you really fault them? A war would bring tens of thousand of dead at the minimum, along with untold damage to the civilian population. Even if Lebanon wins a brilliant victory against Israel and turns into a world hero, the long term ramifications would be disastrous and leave Lebanon in a weakened position for years of not decades.
The cost of war for a nation the size of Lebanon is often disastrous. They are not like Russia or the US who can afford to take the ramifications in step.
That’s the sad reality. Red lines keep getting pushed because confronting the reality of the situation is to painful of a bandage to rip off.
The cost of turning a blind eye to Israeli attacks and the effects of the war are still more enticing then the political disaster that declaring war would bring. Essentially it’s a sacrifice that Hezbollah are willing to make.
But at the same time, can you really fault them? A war would bring tens of thousand of dead at the minimum, along with untold damage to the civilian population. Even if Lebanon wins a brilliant victory against Israel and turns into a world hero, the long term ramifications would be disastrous and leave Lebanon in a weakened position for years of not decades.
The cost of war for a nation the size of Lebanon is often disastrous. They are not like Russia or the US who can afford to take the ramifications in step.