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Dan Gillerman: “I think that Hassan Nasrallah has grossly miscalculated. I don't think he anticipated this. I think he's made a huge…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2006
I think that Hassan Nasrallah has grossly miscalculated. I don't think he anticipated this. I think he's made a huge mistake. He's gone a bridge too far and he's paying the price.
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Dan Gillerman

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Gillerman critiques Hassan Nasrallah's strategy, suggesting that he underestimated the consequences of his actions.

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