U.S. Gives Israel Timeline for Assault on Hezbollah, Official Says

NABATIYEH, Lebanon — The United States has given Israeli forces between 10 and 14 days to finish dealing Hezbollah "a strategic blow," a senior Israeli Foreign Ministry official told FOX News, as both Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas continued to volley rockets across the Lebanon-Israel border.

While admitting that the Israeli Defense Forces is working at a "slow pace," the official insisted the plan was constructed out of concern for human life.

"We could do it much faster if we would be willing to inflict high civilian casualties," the official said. "The decision was made to move in a methodical, slow way."

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WTF,O? Say it ain't so, George. Does someone in our government really have their head that far up their ass? You want quick? How about tactical nukes? You want the bad guys dead without a lot of unnecessary collateral damage? That takes a little longer. It sound to me like time for State to have a tall glass of STFU and let the Israelis do what needs done.

Contributed by Bill Faith on July 25, 2006 at 01:52 PM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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