[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

To relieve this pressure on Hamas in Gaza, and to aid Al Qaeda in the war, Hezbollah opened up a new front in Southern Lebanon. Their gamble was that Israel wouldn't want to deal with a two front war, and that if Israel invaded Lebanon that Syria and/or Iran (perhaps even Egypt!) could be drawn into this war.

Agreed. But do you think Hezbollah made this call on their own or were they acting under orders from Iran?

[monkapotamus]

[Southack]

"Agreed. But do you think Hezbollah made this call on their own or were they acting under orders from Iran?"

Hezbollah was under orders from Osama Bin Laden, in my opinion, with the idea being that their attack on Israel from Lebanon would relieve pressure on Hamas in Gaza as well as drag Syria and/or Iran into their global war.

Won't happen. Didn't happen. The same trick is being repeated in India with the bombs in Mumbai being intended to drag Pakistan into Osama's war. I doubt that the Indians fall for this trick, either.