Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Wider Regional War in Middle East Unlikely

Found an interesting op-ed piece on the NY Times website written by Edward N. Luttwak, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

"It is obvious by now that Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah and Hamas is part of a larger conflict largely paid for and directed by Iran and Syria. To divert attention from its nuclear ambitions, Iran undoubtedly sanctioned Hezbollah’s adventurism into Israel last week. Syria harbors Khaled Meshal, the political leader of Hamas, and fully supports its actions.

So, could the fighting widen across the region? It is possible, of course, but not likely."

Find the full article here.

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