JGreer
2009-06-10 11:04:10
“Hezbollah’s justifications for existence will become void”
This is a true statement. ‘Justification’ being the operative word. The organization would certainly continue on in the absence of this facade cause. Petraeus does not claim otherwise. However losing their cover, so to speak, would leave them with nothing more than their real causes which the author has provided. Such causes gain no sympathy from the broader world and therefore will weaken the organization as a whole. Petraeus has simply outlined one potential avenue of attack, the one that is most favorable to audience he was speaking.
