Sunday, August 13, 2006
OpButtFor
Does this count as a 'but for' too?
So, like: but for the advance planning, the green light from Washington, and Hezbollah predictably providing the pretext, Israel would not be doing what its doing.
posted by Scats : 8/13/2006 01:29:00 PM
Citing an unnamed Middle East expert with knowledge of the current thinking of the Israeli and US governments, Israel had devised a plan for attacking Hezbollah - and shared it with Bush administration officials - well before the July 12 kidnappings.
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Citing a US government consultant with close ties to Israel, Hersh also reports that earlier this summer, before the Hezbollah kidnappings, several Israeli officials visited Washington "to get a green light" for a bombing operation following a Hezbollah provocation, and "to find out how much the United States would bear".
So, like: but for the advance planning, the green light from Washington, and Hezbollah predictably providing the pretext, Israel would not be doing what its doing.
posted by Scats : 8/13/2006 01:29:00 PM
