Hezbollah attacked Israel, without any knowledge of the Siniora government. You can't run a government, you can't have a democracy, if you have got an armed faction within your country. Hezbollah attacked Israel. Hezbollah started the crisis. And Hezbollah suffered a defeat in this crisis.
President Bush blames Hezbollah for initiating the conflict and emphasizes the challenges of governance in Lebanon.
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