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To: SARMAN who wrote (193995)	7/31/2006 10:16:50 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 281500

So what you are saying here is that Lebanon is not seeing the full power of Israel yet and that Israel is a bully in sheep clothing. Absolutely correct. Israel has handled this confrontation with relative restraint, even despite the casualties that have resulted thus far. They have not permanently occupied Lebanese territory, nor brought the full resources of their military to bear upon waging this war. However, the bully has been exposed. Yes, it certainly has. We have the Lebanese Prime Minister clearly showing how little control he actually has over the foreign policy decisions in his country. And self-respecting Lebanese government would have immediately invoked their military to regain sovereign control over their borders and prevent Hizbullah from hijacking the right of that government to have absolute control over when the country engaged in armed conflict with a neighboring state. Instead, their PM has revealed the fear and intimidation being inflicted against him by Hizbullah supporters and decided to turn Hizbullah's decision to wage war against Israel into Lebanon's decision. It's a very glaring revelation about who was really in control in Lebanon. Hawk

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