http://washingtonindependent.com/23155/the-third-lebanese-war-wont-be-in-lebanon National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/23155/the-third-lebanese-war-wont-be-in-lebanon/comment-page-1#comment-35699 Philip Monroe Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:36:10 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=23155#comment-35699 At least Israel had the guts to hit back at Hizbollah, in the Second Lebanese War. I don't see Hizbollah trying to abduct Israeli soldiers any more. At least Israel had the guts to hit back at Hizbollah, in the Second Lebanese War. I don't see Hizbollah trying to abduct Israeli soldiers any more.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/23155/the-third-lebanese-war-wont-be-in-lebanon/comment-page-1#comment-15354 Philip Monroe Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:36:10 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=23155#comment-15354 At least Israel had the guts to hit back at Hizbollah, in the Second Lebanese War. I don't see Hizbollah trying to abduct Israeli soldiers any more. At least Israel had the guts to hit back at Hizbollah, in the Second Lebanese War. I don't see Hizbollah trying to abduct Israeli soldiers any more.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/23155/the-third-lebanese-war-wont-be-in-lebanon/comment-page-1#comment-14453 Brien Jackson Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:01:01 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=23155#comment-14453 I don't think Israel is losing it's mind so much as they *want* to push Palestinians towards Hamas. Israel long ago made the choice to trade a certain amount of internal stability for regional supremacy, in part because the Palestinian terrorists aren't capable of mounting a real existential threat to Israel. So if the choice is between enduring a few rocket attacks and suicide bombers or giving up control of the Jordan headwaters via ceding control of the Golan Heights and the West Bank, Israel will gladly take the former. The sad fact is, however, that this requires the perpetuation of the conflict, because any movement towards peace is going to be accompanied by global demands that Israel give up those territories. That doesn't mean they're crazy, it means they're sticking to a strategy they've been pursuing since roughly 1963, and that most of the world still hasn't caught on to. I don't think Israel is losing it's mind so much as they *want* to push Palestinians towards Hamas. Israel long ago made the choice to trade a certain amount of internal stability for regional supremacy, in part because the Palestinian terrorists aren't capable of mounting a real existential threat to Israel. So if the choice is between enduring a few rocket attacks and suicide bombers or giving up control of the Jordan headwaters via ceding control of the Golan Heights and the West Bank, Israel will gladly take the former. The sad fact is, however, that this requires the perpetuation of the conflict, because any movement towards peace is going to be accompanied by global demands that Israel give up those territories. That doesn't mean they're crazy, it means they're sticking to a strategy they've been pursuing since roughly 1963, and that most of the world still hasn't caught on to.

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