Fetterman on pager attack in Lebanon: 'If anything, I love it'

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133. I felt gleeful when I heard the news that we had killed Bin Laden.

I was home in my kitchen with the radio on. As soon as I heard, I raised my fist and said, "Yay! Good job."

I think that's how many Israelis feel about the pager attacks killing Hezbollah terrorists.

Yes, it is tragic that a child was killed by an exploding pager. That's what makes war so terrible, the loss of innocent lives. But a nation has to fight back to protect and defend its citizens from terrorist attacks. It is good that Israel devised a way to target the terrorists directly.

I strongly opposed the US/UK invasion of Iraq. I protested in DC with a crowd of around 300,000 people from across the country. I protested again at Buffalo with people in my region. There was no justification for attacking Iraq.

But I did not oppose the US led NATO invasion of Afghanistan. The Taliban was harboring Al Qaida. I did not like how the war devolved into a cash cow for military contractors, and the handling of prisoners. The initial goal to get Al Qaida and OBL was right, but considering how the war was handled, I wonder if that ever was the real goal.

Israel has been attacked by two terrorist groups, both of them backed by Iran. Since those groups have launched war on Israel, then Israel has the right and the necessity fight back in self defense.