Eight reasons Americans should thank Israel for their response...

Eight reasons Americans should thank Israel for their response to Hezbollah:

1. 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombings: Hezbollah killed 241 U.S. servicemen in a suicide bombing (pictured).

2. 1983 U.S. Embassy Bombing: 17 Americans died in a Hezbollah-led attack (pictured).

3. 1984 U.S. Embassy Annex Bombing: 2 Americans were killed in another Hezbollah bombing.

4. Kidnappings in the 1980s: Hezbollah kidnapped, tortured, and killed multiple American hostages in Lebanon.

5. 1985 TWA Flight Hijacking: A Hezbollah hijacking led to the brutal murder of a U.S. Navy diver (pictured).

6. 1996 Khobar Towers Bombing: 19 U.S. Air Force personnel died in a Hezbollah-linked attack (pictured).

7. 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War: Several American-Israeli dual citizens died from Hezbollah attacks.

8. 2007 Karbala Attack: Hezbollah-trained terrorists killed five U.S. soldiers in Iraq