(National Journal) James Kitfield - According to Dennis Ross, former Middle East envoy for both the first Bush and the Clinton administrations, "Now we have Hizballah perceived as this great champion, with this phony model and its implied message that the Arabs don't have to negotiate or concede anything to Israel, but rather they can prevail by simply embracing violence. One of the reasons we have to fight this war on terror is to demonstrate that the 'Hizballah model' doesn't work. All it does is produce pain, loss, and ultimately defeat. That's why I think our day of reckoning is still coming with Hizballah."
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