On the recordAugust 2, 2006
This war is not just about the safety of Israel or the freedom of Lebanon, it is about preserving civilization as we know it.
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Dan Gillerman
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transcripts.cnn.comThis war is not just about the safety of Israel or the freedom of Lebanon, it is about preserving civilization as we know it.
Gillerman emphasizes the broader implications of the conflict involving Hezbollah and its impact on civilization.
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We have no desire to enter Lebanon. We left it six years ago without any desire to go back.
Israel will withdraw the minute there is a political solution and the minute there is a viable force in place.
They have to be made to do so by the international community, by the United Nations and by an international force which will be there to make sure that they never are able, ever, to raise their ugly head again and return to what they have…
We certainly consider this as an act of war, as a declaration of war by the Lebanese government on a sovereign state.