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2008-08-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Olmert: No restraint if Lebanon becomes Hezbollah state

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Hezbollah

#1 If even half of the "Palestinian" prisoners that Israel released head off to Lebanon, it will be a Hezbollah state.

Posted by gorb 2008-08-20 01:56|| 2008-08-20 01:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Olmert is leaving office anyway.

I think its reasonably clear to all but those with no good will toward Israel, that Israel exercised restraint in 2006 because it WAS concerned about the survival of the nominal Leb Govt, and also because the US and France were very concerned about it, and Israel did not want to piss off the US and France. If the situation in Leb changes to the point where the West no longer sees itself as having a stake in the Leb govt, that will impact Israels behavior.

As for Bibi, last time he was PM he also had to accommodate US policy.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-08-20 09:09|| 2008-08-20 09:09|| Front Page Top

#3 And we don't want any bitching from Green Helmet Guy either.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-08-20 11:53|| 2008-08-20 11:53|| Front Page Top

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