On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Seth Ackerman wrote:
> These guys think that the forced withdrawal from Lebanon - though
> ultimately unavoidable - came with a cost: a loss of "credibility" for
> Israel.
There's truth to that point about credibility, esp. in re Lebanon. And this is a factor that contributes to foreign policy inertia. Do something for the wrong reasons, or for outdated reasons, or that proves itself a failure, and you're still going to have to pay to undo it.
Michael