Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say

Re:Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sourc... by dralley on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @01:25PM (#41582796)

We have video of these things going off. People that were mere inches away, but not literally holding the device in their hand or pocket, were unharmed. Despite thousands of pagers reportedly exploding there are less than a dozen deaths, meaning even for that group that kept them on their person, they just aren't that lethal.

That whole argument is kind of ridiculous in the face of the details. What possible mechanism of war do you propose that has less chance of collateral damage than what happened here?

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Re:Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sourc... by anthk on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @03:21PM (#41584287)

Tell that to the seriously injured practicioners, children and civilians.

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Re:Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sourc... by dralley on Thursday September 19, 2024 @08:38AM (#41591216)

What military action do you propose that has zero chance of collateral damage whatsoever?

This is vastly better than the alternative of dropping even relatively small (250lb) bombs. This is vastly better than pretty much every alternative.

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Re:Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sourc... by anthk on Friday September 20, 2024 @01:22PM (#41603956)

A kick in the balls isn't per se good compared to a full beat up.

>what military op

Try to cut funds to madrassas bound to terror and indoctrination.

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