Re: The Rice Proposal....
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2. Israel wants to drive as far as 20 miles (32 kilometers) into southern Lebanon to end the threat of Hezbollah missiles hitting northern Israel. Such a military campaign might take weeks to accomplish.
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Conventional wisdom right about now is that the US is giving Israel 10-14 days before it starts to pressure a ceasefire. I think Israel is using talk of such a campaign for diplomatic leverage.
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