Israel's attack is not about Hezbollah or Lebanon per se......

[Dover]

It is easy to get emotionally swept up in the injustices to Lebanese civilians and the disproportionate response from Israel, and miss the bigger picture.

It's my contention that while any disruption to Hezbollah and their supporters is a minor incentive for Israel, the main goal is Syria and Iran. Israel is in alliance with U.S./U.K goals to break up the Syrian/Iranian partnership and prevent this economic/geostrategic power set from implementing their larger goals (oil/gas, pipelines, bourse, etc.)which is in direct competition with U.S./U.K. interests. So they begin by knocking out any potential support from Lebanon prior to an invasion of Syria by targeting Lebonese defenses and infrastructure. They did this in Iraq before the actual invasion ensued. And by taking out Syria, they are essentially surrounding Iran without directly attacking it....yet. The squeeze is on.

The question remains...what will Russia, China, and other potential Iranian economic partners do?

If you disagree, then at least broaden your perspective about the economic environment in which this is all unfolding:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1677376&mesg_id=1677376

[izzie]

1. Well I sure know very little but from way over here it looks

like war for whole Middle East and I am sure Bush was all for it. I think it is a plan and we will cut off Saudi from Iran and Egypt and we will have the whole center of that part of the world. Since Bush can not plan we will go to war he will force us into it. It is nice that the country of Israel is holding off until we get out people out. Must be their over loving ways for the little people.