[Dean's World] Dean: Dr. Rice & The Current Middle East Unpleasantness

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Posted by Dean:
Dr. Rice & The Current Middle East Unpleasantness
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1153744143.shtml


   Quoted:

   This means, as a first order of business, giving Israel enough time
   and support to diminish what we now know is a more substantial
   Hezbollah threat than even Israeli intelligence appreciated. Given six
   years since Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah has
   dug in and amassed far more dangerous weapons. As a matter of pure
   self-defense, Israel has to re-establish a credible deterrent and show
   that Hezbollah's leadership is not immune from counter-attack.

   Word is that Ms. Rice's more ambitious plans include the creation of
   an international stabilization force for southern Lebanon. And
   properly conceived, this might be a genuine help. We're not talking
   about the kind of "peacekeeping" mission U.N. Secretary General Kofi
   Annan envisions, whose purpose would be to keep the "warring parties"
   apart. That would only hand Hezbollah and Iran a victory by showing
   they can attack with impunity and the international community will
   ride to the rescue.
   More [1]right here.

References

   1. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008695