From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
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> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
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>>> Gotta keep those terrorist dairy farmers in check:
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5191396.stm
>
>>
>> the neocon spin will be that  the Israelis are protecting all of Western
>> civilization from the insidious mad cow milk processing plants
>
> Curds, Kurds, same difference right?
>
> From all I can see Israel is attacking the country of Lebanon using
> Hezbollah as a pretext. Just when Lebanon was finally putting itself back
> together :(
>
> I don't know why, but for some reason I keep thinking that Syria is the
> key to what's motivating Israel. Hezbollah are nasty bastards, no doubt,
> but they were getting dragging into the mainstream political arena, much
> like Sinn Fein, and that was the best chance to get them to calm down. For
> some reason Israel doesn't want that to happen. Lebanon as a no-man's land
> buffer zone?
>
> --
> Tony
>

Yep.   I don't see how Israel destroying Lebanon's infrastructure will
enhance any chances for peace in the future. It may have some dubious short
term benefits, but in the long term - payback is a bitch.

In addition the current Iraqi government has broken with Bush on these
events 

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