Jenzipoo, I get what you're saying. I already agreed to some of it, It's the 'excessive force' which is getting to me. Why dont they just do a ground invasion already?... It's because as you said they value their lives more then the lives of lebanese civilians.
It's annoying, hearing about innocent civillians dying, on both sides. The difference is, the ammount of life lost in Lebanon, the 'Suffering' and also the destruction of their country. (Can you see how it all comes together to be a really painful blow?) I get what Israel is saying, There is a threat..
(Trust me though, Hezbollah Values life just as much as the Israelis, and that's the reason they kidnapped the soldiers in the first place .)
This type of argument is one that never ends, It just lingers and in the end it could lead to worsening of the situation.
But as far as economical, civilian and infrastructurial damage.
Israel: 27%
Lebanon: 92%
Sustainable-
Israel: 5%
Lebanon: 80%
Casualties:
Israel: 20 (35 Military)
Lebanon: 450 (5 Military) (70 Hezbollah)
Israeli Support of All Israeli Attacks:
98.5% (Jewish)
67% (Christian)
30% (Muslim)
Lebanese Support of All Hezbollah Attacks:
% (Jewish)
35% (Christian)
37% (Muslim)
Media Bias:
Fox [Israel] 85-15 [Lebanon]
CNN [Israel] 42-58 [Lebanon]
CNN Interviews [Israel] 62-38 [Lebanon]
BBC [Israel] 45-55 [Lebanon]
Sky [Israel] 58-42 [Lebanon]
Al Jazeera [Israel] 25-75 [Lebanon]
Al Manar [Israel] 0-100 [Lebanon]
http://www.jerusalemonline.co.il/home.asp [Israel] 100-0 [Lebanon]
Mabat TV [Israel] 80-20 [Lebanon]