Radical Islam has one goal...destroying western civilization by whatever means necessary. Pacifism, diplomacy, and/or appeasement all make no difference. The times demand that a country harboring terrorists must take action to remove it or be considered a supporter of it. I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that Lebanon has been under a UN mandate to remove this aspect of terrorism for several years already but no effort has been put forth. I think what we need to realise is that this is more important than just Jews and Arabs fighting over land again. It's yet another front on the war on terrorism. And if Lebanon won't take action, then Israel will. I personally salute them for taking a stand.

And about this civilian targets aspect, there has never been a war without civilian casualties. However, Israel is using laser and GPS guided bombs for extreme precision to avoid this as much as possible. While Hezbollah launches random missiles intentionally toward civilians from civilian areas.