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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/world/middleeast/19mideast.html
U.S. Waiting for More Israeli Airstrikes
[New York Times] Helene Cooper and Steven Erlanger - The outlines of an American-Israeli consensus began to emerge on Tuesday in which Israel would continue to bombard Lebanon for about another week to degrade the capabilities of the Hizballah militia, officials of the two countries said. Then, Secretary of State Rice would go to the region. American officials signaled that Rice was waiting at least a few more days before wading into the conflict, in part to give Israel more time to weaken Hizballah forces.