>>What changed now all of sudden? What is the real goal in latest move?
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>I think the real goal is to destroy Hezbollah's stockpile of missiles, as many as 10,000 according to some sources:
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A worthwhile goal, but they'd get a lot more support if they used a little more discrimination in what they target. For example, temporarily destroying the Beirut airport does little to eliminate Hezvollah missiles but does make it much more difficult for civilians to leave what Israel appears to consider a free fire zone.

>http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/07/18/hezbollah_arsenal_may_be_substantial/
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>If the Lebanese government would have shut down Hezbollah, the Israelis wouldn't have to.
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>Tamar

I could be wrong, but my impression of the Lebanese government is that it's nowhere nearly strong enough to shutdown, or even disarm, Hezbollah.

Regards,