Vacuums Lead to Instability, Part 1: CIA gets the go-ahead to take on Hizbollah

"The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has been authorized to take covert action against Hizbullah as part of a secret plan by President George W. Bush to help the Lebanese government prevent the spread of Iranian influence. The finding was signed by Bush before Christmas after discussions between his aides and Saudi Arabian officials. It authorizes the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies to fund anti-Hizbullah groups in Lebanon and pay for activists who support the Siniora government. The secrecy of the finding means that U.S. involvement is officially deniable.
Bush's move is at the center of a fresh drive by America, supported by the Sunni states of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt, as well as Israel, to stop Iranian hegemony in the Middle East. "There's a feeling both in Jerusalem and in Riyadh that the anti-Sunni tilt in the region has gone too far," said an intelligence source. 'By removing Saddam, we've shifted things in favor of the Shia and this is a counter-balancing exercise.'"
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Henry Kissinger, and every other logical thinking student of international affairs, will tell you that vacuums lead to instability; in the Middle East, where mischief abounds, even more so. Hopefully, greateractions continue to stabilize the Lebanese government and turn back the tide of Hizbullah. It is clear, if this reort is to be believed, that an emerging understanding is developing between Israel and the "moderate" Sunni countries. Good.