I've received a couple of emails asking why I haven't written on the situation in Israel and Lebanon. The simple answer is that a) I haven't had time to follow the story closely enough to write about it and b) I don't have much to add to what's already out there. The practice of this blog has always been to cede the floor to those who know what they're talking about.
It's a sad situation, to be sure, and there's plenty of blame to go around. That said, I cannot blame Israel for its response. The number one job of a government is to protect its citizens. If its citizens are under attack, it must take measures to eradicate the enemy. A full-out effort to take out Hezbollah was bound to occur at some point.
The main question I would like answered is why were that many "Canadians" in southern Lebanon up till this week? Kudos to Stephen Harper and his airlift, but maybe it's time Canadian dual-citizenship policies be re-examined. (Add it to the list with the five dozen other "first things to do" if the Tories win a majority next time.)
UPDATE (July 31): Check out Jack Granatstein on this.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:52 PM
