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To: mishedlo who wrote (53618)	7/19/2006 5:39:50 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 116555

Sounds like the "invasion won't be televised" to paraphrase Gil Scott-Heron... latimes.com In recent days, small contingents of Israeli ground forces have been operating along the frontier to demolish Hezbollah outposts and clear terrain, but there has been no large-scale movement of troops. However, the border zone began to reflect more signs of an Israeli military buildup. Tank carriers lumbered northward on roads heading to the frontier. Israel also has begun calling up military reservists, an indication that it might be preparing to step up ground operations.<snip> <snip>Israel has been stung by international criticism of the rising civilian death toll in Lebanon, and the lopsidedness of the casualty counts on the two sides of the border. Across the Israeli political spectrum, however, there was a broad consensus that the offensive must go on until Hezbollah is crippled militarily. "We must not do half of a job, and not stop now and bring in a multinational force that will only fall apart over time, but eliminate these rocket caches and free Israel from their threat," said former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the conservative Likud Party. I think they'll be done mopping this up in 3 weeks or so, around the end of earnings season (and the beginning of crash season...<G>