Israeli arrogance and aggressiveness is could lead to a world war. Their attitude of we-can-do-whatever-we-want-because-the-U.S.-will-back-us is a dangerous attitude that will lead to a major war in the Middle East. And American support for Israel during such a war would then lead another major power to support the other side. This could easily lead to miscalculation and thus escalation involving the major powers on different sides.
The Obama administration needs to start getting involved in this. He can't just try to stay cool and remain above the fray. That is not a solution. His preoccupation with domestic political matters leaves the world in a dangerous state. He better start demanding the Israelis stop with their poking everyone in the eye. They need us, not the other way around. Unfortunately this means taking on the powerful pro-Israel lobby. I'm not sure this President, like his predecessors, do not have the courage to stand up to them.
Two Lebanese soldiers, a Lebanese journalist and a senior Israeli officer were killed in a rare cross-border skirmish on Tuesday, the worst such violence since a 2006 war between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.
The clash -- in which Lebanon and Israel gave different accounts of what happened -- raised fears of wider conflict. Both countries have since worked to calm tension at the border.
Speaking in the southern Lebanese village of Adaisseh where the clash occurred, President Michel Suleiman said the cabinet would meet to ratify a three- or five-year plan to arm the military "so that it can protect the nation's dignity."
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