Motives
I think the real reason the White House is not stopping Israel’s assault on Lebanon is much more cynical than we think. Partly, I’m sure they are stalling on a cease fire so Israel can continue its assault until it feels that its goals have been accomplished such as driving Hizbollah away from the border. This motive has been widely reported in the media. But there is a better reason perhaps. The Israel-Lebanon debacle has been the number one news story the past week or so. What has lost its title as number one news story? Bingo if you said Iraq. It’s a little Rovian tactic called sacrificing Third World civilians to save your own ass. People will be so focused on dead innocents in Lebanon that they’ll forget about what’s happening in the powder keg between the Tigris and Euphrates. If they can keep this going until the second week of November, they may just be able to hang on to control of Congress.
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