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Source: http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008694
No Ceasefire in the War on Terror
[Wall Street Journal] Benjamin Netanyahu - Some 44 years ago, when Soviet missiles in neighboring Cuba threatened American cities, John F. Kennedy set one goal: Remove the missiles. Today, when Israel's cities are pummeled by Hizballah missiles launched from neighboring Lebanon, Israel's goal should be the same: Remove the missiles. Or destroy them. It is not enough to push Hizballah 30 kilometers north of the border. Hizballah rockets have a range of up to 200 kilometers, and could easily be fired from Beirut. Nor is it enough to achieve a cease fire. With its missile arsenal intact, Hizballah could re-emerge triumphant a year or two from now and again menace Israel's population. The objective of the military campaign currently being waged on Israel's northern border, as well as any diplomatic effort to bring that campaign to an end, must be to disarm Hizballah, first and foremost from its missile arsenal.