Netanyahu Wanted More War-So Lebanon Made Him Pay For It
Right, so, Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to send more troops to the war in Lebanon.
He wished to drive Hezbollah away from the Israeli frontier, destroy its military infrastructure, prevent its reconstruction, and retain a security belt in southern Lebanon until Israel, as paranoid as they appear to be, is finally convinced that the threat is over.
Not just one or two more attacks and a few raids. It’s not enough to be in the South for a week or two. We need a real war. More soldiers, more territory, more attacks, more bombing of whatever Israel thinks might be a threat to its security. More war…
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