Israel claims to be only after the destruction of Lebanon...not wanting regional war in the middle east...
But this is a questionable claim.
First, without occupation, the border will never be secure. And if Israel is merely "pacifing" it's northern border in preparation for further war crimes against Gaza and the West Bank...even that could be wishful thinking.
After all, the Hezbollah action that "started" this war...was really intended to support the Palestinians who were being massacred in Gaza only a few weeks ago. Remember?
So, again, it all comes down to the unwillingness of Israel to give the Palestinians their "state."
Israel continues to stir the pot whenever things settle down...and the recent war crimes against Lebanon should keep the occupations in place for years to come...and Arab rage at the needed boiling point
OCCUPATION OF ARAB LAND, NOT PEACE, IS THE REAL GOAL OF ISRAEL... AND THAT IS A SURE GAURANTEE FOR MORE CONFLICT.
IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THE ARABS ARE SO PITIFULLY WEAK FOR BOTH ISRAEL AND THE WEST.
THAT'S WHY THE RISE OF THE SHIA IN IRAQ AND IN IRAN IS SO THREATENING TO THE STATUS QUO IN THE REGION...
WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE SADDAM SUNNIS FROM POWER IN IRAQ, DUBYA AND THE NEOCONS HAVE SET IN MOTION A NEW DYNAMIC THAT THEY CAN NOT FULLY CONTROL...
THEY HAVE EMPOWERED IRAN AND THE SHIA BLOCS ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST.
RADICAL SHIA ARE ON THE MARCH ALL OVER THE MIDDLE EAST... THE OLD BALANCE OF POWER IS IN FLUX...
