For Moughniyeh Alone, We Must Give Our Aid

The following blog was written by Audrey Russo. Audrey's poignant and substantive work on the Middle East can be read at http://www.ediblog.com/--where she is the Managing Editor.On Feb 12, 2008, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did a great deed for our country and for the families of 241 Marines, who lost their lives at the hands of one of the most venal terrorist groups on our planet: Hezbollah.


For Moughniyeh Alone, We Must Give Our Aid


The IDF brought justice that day by killing the mastermind of the 1983 attack in Beirut: Imad Moughniyeh (pronounced Mug NEE uh). He plotted the craven attack to take place as our Marines, who were in Beirut as peacekeepers, were sleeping. And since that time...NO ONE in the Arab world would give him up. And our country, sadly, was not pursuing the fiend.

But Israel kept track of the vermin...and finally brought justice to the memories of our brave fallen.

Now it's time to show how much we appreciate Israel's steadfastness to us. We must stand by our friends, who are under threat of revenge by Hezbollah...for taking Moughniyeh out. Israel has stated that they will hold Hezbollah and Lebanon itself responsible for any attempt to slaughter Israelis overseas.

And we MUST support them in this accountability.

Because if we don't, we will show our friends, we are not to be trusted. And send an unequivocal message to our enemies, we are as weak as ever.

In a post 9/11 world...the failure to give our support is tantamount to suicide.

Shalom through strength...