Headlines this morning suggest that Israel is moving into open war in an attempt to squash Hezbollah in Lebanon - an interesting shift from what was being said yesterday.
I suspect that this has a lot to do with Tel Aviv playing into Washington's hands on the world stage. Washington has been looking for a way to drag the UN into backing open conflict with Iran.
Nonetheless, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said it was still unacceptable because it had been overtaken by events in the region — including the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants on Wednesday — and was “unbalanced.”
Meanwhile, a few days ago we get George "The Decider" Bush complaining about the slow speed of diplomacy in regards to North Korea and Iran.
Closer to home, we have our own Stephen Harper doing everything he can to stir up fear and link everything to the Terrorists - if you can't see where this is leading, then I suggest reconsidering the various military purchases the government just committed us to in the context of HarperCrit's words - in the past and present.
[Update 13:30]:
I see the the fires in the Middle East are being stoked up more or less on schedule. In the 'tit-for-tat' between Israel and Hezbollah, we find Hezbollah's leadership trying to raise the stakes.
Meanwhile HarperCrit is trying to downplay his amazingly Bush-like rhetoric recently.
Coming soon: War in the Middle East - From Israel through to Iran...
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