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Friday, July 28, 2006


The advantages of speed   [Rich Lowry]

If this New York Times report is accurate about Arab opinion turning in Hezbollah's favor because of the duration of the Israeli bombing and the heroic-seeming Hezbollah resistance, it's a reminder of why so much importance was placed on speed in the much-maligned Iraq invasion plan: to avoid just this sort of political dynamic in the Arab world. (Although it's doubtful Israel could ever be fast enough to placate the Arab world.)




 





 

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