● President Bush has said that Hizbullah must be stopped from acting as a “state-within-a-state.” But you said just hours after the cease-fire took effect that Hizbullah “is no longer a state-within-a-state, an entity that exploits Lebanon’s weakness.” How do you explain this disagreement over Hizbullah’s post-war influence?
● Finally, Mr. Prime Minister, what exactly did the IDF fight for? Was this a war, or merely a dress rehearsal for a future battle against a re-armed, better prepared and more popular Hizbullah terrorist force?
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