[popdonnelly]

I think the Hezbollah attack and hostage taking was a direct provocation, aimed at soliciting this type of response from Israel. They had already seen what had happened to Hamas, so what was the purpose of the raid?

[cookcounty]

" I think the Hezbollah attack and hostage taking was a direct provocation, aimed at soliciting this type of response from Israel. They had already seen what had happened to Hamas, so what was the purpose of the raid? "

It's obvious: Attack Israel> Elicit strong response> Create the Chaos> Out of which the Mahdi appears> and gives Ahmadinejad 7,200 virgins.