Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Bush administration gives Israel a deadline?

If this is true, I'm disappointed because I thought the Bush administration would know better.

The US is giving Israel a window of a week to inflict maximum damage on Hizbullah before weighing in behind international calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to British, European and Israeli sources.

When an enemy thinks that they'll be pounded indefinitely, it takes a psychological toll on them. Uncertainty can be hell. When they know that they only have to hold out until X date, though, it is easier for them to steel themselves mentally to wait out the worst or resist. This news makes Hezbollah a tougher enemy to crush because they now know that if they can hold out for a week, the pressure will probably lighten.

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