Analysis: Lebanon war hurting U.S. goals
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Anger toward America is high, extremists are on the upswing and hopes for democracy in the Middle East lie dashed. The Lebanon war is creating dangerous ripples in the war on terror, the future of Iraq &#151; even the effort to keep nuclear weapons from dangerous hands.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday he takes sole responsibility for the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and asserted that the fighting had shifted the strategic balance against the guerrillas.
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WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States said Syria threatened Lebanese parliamentarians as part of an effort to ensure the rule of President Emile Lahoud.
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Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on the need for urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace. But the two sides had starkly divergent views of what that means.
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Events in Beirut expose the divisions of a small state on the faultlines of the Middle East
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A few years ago, American aid to Lebanon was measured in the number of dairy cows a U.S. program gave to farmers. Now it is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, plus military help, as Washington tries to prop up a government seen as threatened by Iran and Syria.
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limit civilian casualties as it steps up attacks on its neighbor, a promise that fell short of Beirut&#039;s calls for a cease-fire.
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Jihadists battling the Lebanese army in north Lebanon were either on their way to or from Iraq, Palestinian political sources believe, a sign that the shadow of Sunni militancy there has started to fall over Arab countries nearby.
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In order to really gain control of south Lebanon, Israel is considering a major escalation of ground operations. But up to now that is precisely what it has tried to avoid -- and for good reason
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Diplomatic efforts to reach quick agreement on a U.N. resolution aimed at ending the escalating Israeli-Hezbollah conflict faltered Wednesday over differences between the United States and France on the timing of an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
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The five goals that should be met before the U.S. leaves Iraq
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Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused
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Analysis: As it grapples with the problem of Hizballah in Lebanon, the Bush Administration's hopes of stabilizing Iraq may depend on its ability to entice or force Iraq's own equivalent -- the Mehdi Army -- to disarm
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Card. Sfeir says Lebanon has become &quot;a toy&quot; in the hands of the regional powers. According to many politicians and observers the existence of the country is at risk.
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The big guns have barely fallen silent in Lebanon but already President Bush and the State Department are finding cause for cheer in the outcome of the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah militia.
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Iraq has met fewer than half the political and military goals set by US Congress, according to an interim report.
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The timing does not help. Colin Powell is embarking on what is expected to be a crucial mission to the Middle East, one which could prove decisive in the resurrection - or collapse - of the stalled peace process.