The Israel Defense Forces said at least 180 projectiles were fired into Israel from Lebanon as Hezbollah ramps up its attacks on the Jewish state with backing from Iran.

Still, Israel’s good-faith opponents argue that Israel cannot take down either Hezbollah or Iran, and its attempts to do so will only escalate a bad situation into a regional-wide conflict. By the end, they say, Israel will be losing a lot more than it stands to gain.

The crisis in the middle east is already a multi-front hot war, but there is an offramp available for the warring parties before it's too late.