Is the Lebanon Invasion a Step Toward a Regional War in the Middle East?
The US Anti-War Movement Must Oppose Expanded War in the Middle East. The dividing line between peace candidates and pro-war candidates is no longer opposition to the Iraq War a view now held by large majorities of Americans. It is whether they oppose the pre-meditated destruction of Lebanon by Israel with U.S. weapons, and oppose a first strike military attack on Iran. Israels massive attack on Lebanon, resulting in the death of more than 1,100 civilians and destruction of the Lebanese infrastructure, was certainly not about the capture of two soldiers in a cross border incident. Rather, it was a pre-meditated attack about a broader vision of a Middle East dominated by Israel and the United States working together. Further, it may be part of a plan to attack Iran. The UN Security Council set a deadline of August 31 for Iran to stop its nuclear power program. Iran rejected the resolution saying it was legal for Iran to develop nuclear power. Does the upcoming escalation of the conflict
