So Mr. Olmert cancelled the cease fire and ordered the ground assault.
Ephraim Sneh, Labour MP and a former general said: "This war must not end in a draw."
Over the course of two days we made contact with and had discussion with one of Israel's smart experts on counter-terrorism, Hezbollah and war. Boaz Ganor told us the priorities of Israel's military campaign and combined diplomatic initiatives were as follows: (1) Destroy Hezbollah's rocket forces, (2) Dismantle Hezbollah, (3) Cut the physical connection between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran (via Syria), and, (4) Rescue the Israeli soldiers held by Hezbollah.
We scrambled to phone our editor at The Washington Times to get his remarks in print on Tuesday. But we are not sure Secretary Rice believes his analysis.
We certainly do.
Israel is now fighting to achieve its top two priorities: the destruction of Hezbollah's rockets and the destruction of Hezbollah itself. The soldiers capture by Hezbollah remain priority four. And the notion of isolating Syria seems not to have gotten off the ground, at least not diplomatically.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad mobilized his military, saying, "We must understand that every effort and each drop of sweat put into training now will save a drop of blood when the hour comes."
So nobody misunderstood his position, he added, "The fight will continue as long as our land is occupied and our rights are violated. Victory will be ours, with the help of God."
When nations talk like this, they are not likely ready for a note from Kofi Annan that says, "Knock it off."
http://peace-and-freedom.blogspot.com/
Ephraim Sneh, Labour MP and a former general said: "This war must not end in a draw."
Over the course of two days we made contact with and had discussion with one of Israel's smart experts on counter-terrorism, Hezbollah and war. Boaz Ganor told us the priorities of Israel's military campaign and combined diplomatic initiatives were as follows: (1) Destroy Hezbollah's rocket forces, (2) Dismantle Hezbollah, (3) Cut the physical connection between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran (via Syria), and, (4) Rescue the Israeli soldiers held by Hezbollah.
We scrambled to phone our editor at The Washington Times to get his remarks in print on Tuesday. But we are not sure Secretary Rice believes his analysis.
Israel is now fighting to achieve its top two priorities: the destruction of Hezbollah's rockets and the destruction of Hezbollah itself. The soldiers capture by Hezbollah remain priority four. And the notion of isolating Syria seems not to have gotten off the ground, at least not diplomatically.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad mobilized his military, saying, "We must understand that every effort and each drop of sweat put into training now will save a drop of blood when the hour comes."
So nobody misunderstood his position, he added, "The fight will continue as long as our land is occupied and our rights are violated. Victory will be ours, with the help of God."
When nations talk like this, they are not likely ready for a note from Kofi Annan that says, "Knock it off."
http://peace-and-freedom.blogspot.com/
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