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To: RobFromGa
The more fundamental issue is this: Israel withdrew from Lebanon in order to escape low-intensity conflict. If Hezbollah is now going to impose low-intensity conflict on Israel's border, the rationale for withdrawal disappears.

I thought for a moment they weren't going to get to this! Part of the problem is the greater range of the rockets supplied to Hezbollah by the Iranians and the greater standoff capability they bring. That alone constituted a deliberate escalation on the part of Iran. But for Israel to penetrate all the way to the Bekaa valley is no small undertaking. They would benefit from U.S. help in that regard and Iran will be doing all it can to prevent that, up to and including demonstrations within Iraqi territory to the east.

This is, in a broad sense, a manifestation of the struggle between Iranian and Saudi puppet-masters within the overall movement that is radical Islam. Which of them damages Israel the most is a matter of high prestige...as long as they don't lose. Count on Iran to throw everything it thinks it can risk into this.

4 posted on 07/13/2006 4:23:21 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

Proxy war with Iran...


7 posted on 07/13/2006 4:26:43 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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To: Billthedrill

Israel and the west have been caught up in the Sunni vs Shiite "Who can be more islamic" pissing match for a long time now.

Its creating all kinds of misery and destruction all over the world.


9 posted on 07/13/2006 4:30:40 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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