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August 15, 2006
US gave green light to Israel: Attack on Lebanon essential precursor for military options against Iran
From Democracy Now
"In this week's issue of the New Yorker, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reports Israeli officials visited the White House earlier this summer to get a "green light" for an attack on Lebanon. The Bush administration approved, Hersh says, in part to remove Hezbollah as a deterrent to a potential US bombing of Iran. A government consultant said the Bush administration also saw the attack on Lebanon as a "demo" for what it could expect to face in Iran."
From the New Yorker
"The Middle East expert said that the Administration had several reasons for supporting the Israeli bombing campaign. Within the State Department, it was seen as a way to strengthen the Lebanese government so that it could assert its authority over the south of the country, much of which is controlled by Hezbollah. He went on, “The White House was more focussed on stripping Hezbollah of its missiles, because, if there was to be a military option against Iran’s nuclear facilities, it had to get rid of the weapons that Hezbollah could use in a potential retaliation at Israel. Bush wanted both. Bush was going after Iran, as part of the Axis of Evil, and its nuclear sites, and he was interested in going after Hezbollah as part of his interest in democratization, with Lebanon as one of the crown jewels of Middle East democracy.”
Posted by andrew on August 15, 2006 11:12 AM in the category UK Policy
Comments
This is a fascinating revelation! Thanks!
It seems though, that the big winners in all this might actually be Lebanon. Check out this article from Metula News Agency in Beirut: http://www.menapress.com/article.php?sid=1479
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at August 15, 2006 6:42 PM
Thanks Craig, do you think the US will go into Iran (in the short to medium term)? Are they not overstreached in Afganistan and Iraq?
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