[TexKat]

Bush 'believes conflict is a US-Iran proxy war'

By Edward Luce in Washington - MSNBC

Washington's foreign policy elite is engaged in a bitter tussle between "neoconservatives" and "realists" seeking to influence George W. Bush's stance on the Israel-Lebanon crisis. The neocons increasingly have the upper hand.

Former and current administration officials say that George W. Bush feels more strongly and is more engaged in support of Israel's military assault on Hizbollah than on any other question. They say Mr Bush feels passionately that the US should support Israel in what he sees as the frontline in the global battle between democracy and terrorism.

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[goldstategop]

This leads me to believe the US vote for the UN resolution is strictly to assauge opinion is Europe. Its going to buy Israel enough time to get to the Litani and clean Hezbollah out of southern Lebanon.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)

[oceanview]

Bush has the right idea - but unfortunately may have chosen the wrong proxy for our side in Olmert.