You know, I thought this wasn't going to escalate much beyond the skirmish that is going on right now and that cooler heads would prevail. Other countries in the area are holding firm and not getting directly involved and Israel doesn't seem too intent on involving anyone else at this time.
...and then Washington had to make it more interesting.
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The nonbinding legislation, similar to a resolution passed by the Senate on Tuesday, also states Syria and Iran should be held accountable for providing Hezbollah with money and missile technology used to attack Israel.
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"I certainly sympathize with the Lebanese people and the Lebanese government," Republican Senator John McCain told CBS' "The Early Show" on Thursday. But, he said, if Hezbollah is "going to launch attacks from the Lebanese territory, then tragically the Lebanese government and people pay a price for that."
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