This article, by Robin Wright of the Washington Post, alleges that Israel has long planned this full-blown war against Hezbollah, and the captured Israeli soldiers were sufficient pretext; while, on the other hand, the US was working with Israel in hopes of including Iran and Syria in the constructed war.
The tragedy that is the War in Iraq is not enough for the Bush administration–the grand chessboard is much broader. Neocons like the "Prince of Darkness" Richard Pearle are calling for World War III, no matter the cost to Lebanon, and then possibly Syria and Iran.
Here is part of the Wright article:
"For Israel, the goal is to eliminate Hezbollah as a security threat — or altogether, the sources said. A senior Israeli official confirmed that Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah is a target, on the calculation that the Shiite movement would be far less dynamic without him.
For the United States, the broader goal is to strangle the axis of Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria and Iran, which the Bush administration believes is pooling resources to change the strategic playing field in the Middle East, U.S. officials say."
Read the rest here.
