After the Bombs, Politics

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Author(s)	David Ignatius
Source	Washington Post
Date	August 16, 2006
URL	http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/the_solutions_to_the_middle_ea.html
Quote	"Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is getting bashed at home for failing to deliver a quick victory over Hezbollah. But he deserves credit for recognizing the need for a political settlement that enhanced the authority of the Lebanese state. He wisely resisted pressure from his generals to mount a major ground offensive north of the Litani River, understanding that this quest for a decisive military solution would only take Israel deeper into the Lebanese quagmire."

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This item argues for the position 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / Israel was right to a cease-fire on the topic 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.