Iran, for its part, sees Lebanon as the most sensitive segment of its broader glacis that also includes Syria. If the Islamic Republic controls Lebanon, the Syrian part of its glacis will also be safe. At the same time, control of Lebanon would enable Tehran to take the war to the heart of Israel whenever it so wishes. With its Lebanese and Syrian glacis safe, it would be able to raise the temperature against the US-led coalition in Iraq further, thus hastening the American cut-and-run operation that the mullahs expect the new Democrat majority in the US to force upon the Bush administration.
Certainly food for thought.
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