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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cogito who wrote (78131)	7/16/2006 1:22:31 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 81568

But the Afghanistan analogy works only partly here, since the moderate elements of the Lebanese government are effectively hostages to Hezbollah. They can't exert control without triggering civil war. Hizbullah is going to be in a weaker position shortly. It would be nice if the Israelis could blockade Hizbullah without harming Lebanese infrastructure, but unfortunately there is no clean distinction on the ground. It is mistake to think that the Israelis are choosing targets to 'punish' Lebanon however. They are calling on the Lebanese government to work with them against Hizbullah.