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fascinating analysis, gentlemen.
here's a question from the military newbie: what were israel's strategic OPOBJ?
was it to rescue the kidnapped IDF soldiers, or enter into a battle of attrition with hezbollah, or a punitive response?
i was surprised at the time that israel did not use more force than it did. after all, in terms of the diplomatic environment, that was about as "friendly" as it was going to get for israel- not only did the US stick out its neck on this one, but also the UK, canada, australia, and germany. rice's statement regarding the war being the "birth pangs of a new middle east" clearly showed that the US was certainly hoping that israel would deal something of a death-blow to hezbollah.
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