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According to an editorial in the New Republic, Arab condemnation of Hezbollah reflects the common fear of Iranian power in the Middle East. It's something we should fear as well. The editors say:
- Coincidence In The Middle East
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- Israel Planning For War Against Iran And Syria
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- Why The West Must Support Israel
The Telegraph has an interesting article up: Yet after bombarding Lebanon for five days, and causing pain to ordinary civilians unseen since the civil war ended 15 years ago, the international outcry is surprisingly muted. If anything, as the conflict...
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The Problem is Iran
According to an editorial in the New Republic, Arab condemnation of Hezbollah reflects the common fear of Iranian power in the Middle East. It's something we should fear as well. The editors say:
"Iran is now the single most powerful force arrayed against American ideals and interests in the Middle East. The various Islamist movements pose various threats; but here is Islamism incarnated in a large and ambitious state. For this reason, U.S. policy toward Iran must consist of more than an attempt to frustrate its nuclear designs. If we do not isolate Iran regionally and globally, if we do not do everything we can to support the democratizing forces in Iran, and of course if we do not move ruthlessly to prevent Iran from acquiring the deadliest arsenal of all, then we will have presided over the creation of a nightmare worse than the nightmare of Saddam Hussein. ... Unfortunately, it is not clear that President Bush grasps this. ..."
"For the time being, then, the surest way to defeat Tehran is to defeat Hezbollah. Hezbollah's accumulation of its arsenal has, for a long time, been a scandal--a war waiting to happen; and its role as the aggressor in the present crisis is clear. ... To be sure, it is not Israel's responsibility to fix Lebanon (this was one of Ariel Sharon's mistakes in 1982, during the Lebanon war, and Ehud Olmert seems determined not to repeat it), but let there be no mistake: Israel's victory will be Lebanon's victory. It would be heartless not to recoil against the civilian casualties that this war is claiming, but it would be mindless not to affirm the rightness of this struggle against the madmen and their rockets."
- Coincidence In The Middle East
In order of being reported in the last 3 daysIran states an attack on Syria is an attack on IranAny foreign attack on Syria would be considered an attack on Iran, a senior Iranian official warned Saturday as the first Patriot missile batteries were declared...
- This May Be Even Better Than A Direct Israeli Threat To Iran
Israel Warns Hezbollah: We Will Flatten Southern Lebanon If You Retaliate To An Attack On Iran There have been lots of threats by the US, and by Israel, over the past five or six years. But when Israel levels a direct and violent threat against Hizbollah...
- Israel Planning For War Against Iran And Syria
From the London Times: THREATENED by a potentially nuclear-armed Tehran, Israel is preparing for a possible war with both Iran and Syria, according to Israeli political and military sources. The conflict with Hezbollah has led to a strategic rethink...
- Stratfor On Hezballah <> Iranian Connections
Red Alert: Hezbollah's Iranian Connection Sub Req excerpted ... Prior to the rise of the Shia in Iraq, Hezbollah -- as a radical Shiite Islamist organization -- was Iran's main asset in the Arab world. In fact, it likely will continue to be used...
- Why The West Must Support Israel
The Telegraph has an interesting article up: Yet after bombarding Lebanon for five days, and causing pain to ordinary civilians unseen since the civil war ended 15 years ago, the international outcry is surprisingly muted. If anything, as the conflict...