‘It Created a Political Nightmare, Which Then Led to Horrific Human Rights Abuses’: Fareed Zakaria Recalls Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon

COOPER Just in terms ░░░░░░░░ the war itself the ░░░░░░░░ invasion if that is ░░░░░░░░ is to come and ░░░░░░░░ certainly seems I mean ░░░░░░░░ is what many people ░░░░░░░░ are expecting given the ░░░░░░░░ of troops amassed on ░░░░░░░░ border and given the ░░░░░░░░ that we are even ░░░░░░░░ now from Tel Aviv ░░░░░░░░ going on in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ the last hour some ░░░░░░░░ significant literally you can ░░░░░░░░ it in the ground ░░░░░░░░ in Tel Aviv that ░░░░░░░░ how significant some of ░░░░░░░░ blasts had been and ░░░░░░░░ another one right now ░░░░░░░░ there a plan for ░░░░░░░░ I mean if success ░░░░░░░░ Israel defines it the ░░░░░░░░ of Hamas the elimination ░░░░░░░░ Hamas capabilities of launching ░░░░░░░░ attacks into Israel However ░░░░░░░░ define success what happens ░░░░░░░░ I mean who steps ░░░░░░░░ the vacuum I mean ░░░░░░░░ U S you know ░░░░░░░░ a De Ba athification ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq to you ░░░░░░░░ eliminate the power of ░░░░░░░░ Ba ath Party Saddam ░░░░░░░░ s party And a ░░░░░░░░ of those folks ended ░░░░░░░░ in the insurgency ZAKARIA ░░░░░░░░ ve said it exactly ░░░░░░░░ The issue is what ░░░░░░░░ you destroy Hamas Hamas ░░░░░░░░ the authority in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ replaces it Does Israel ░░░░░░░░ to govern Gaza again ░░░░░░░░ not is there some ░░░░░░░░ for an international mission ░░░░░░░░ doubt very much that ░░░░░░░░ could get countries like ░░░░░░░░ Arabia or Egypt to ░░░░░░░░ to rule over Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ their will And remember ░░░░░░░░ or Islamic Jihad these ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian groups will launch ░░░░░░░░ insurgency against anyone trying ░░░░░░░░ occupy Gaza So it ░░░░░░░░ like military victory you ░░░░░░░░ imagine The Israeli army ░░░░░░░░ extraordinarily competent and extraordinarily ░░░░░░░░ and it has overwhelming ░░░░░░░░ But what happens then ░░░░░░░░ know the Israel invaded ░░░░░░░░ and militarily you could ░░░░░░░░ that they that it ░░░░░░░░ went well You remember ░░░░░░░░ Anderson in the 80s ░░░░░░░░ it created a political ░░░░░░░░ which then led to ░░░░░░░░ human rights abuses and ░░░░░░░░ and Shatila camp So ░░░░░░░░ s just worth remembering ░░░░░░░░ in these kinds of ░░░░░░░░ unless you have a ░░░░░░░░ of political idea of ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ just going in and ░░░░░░░░ up bad guys satisfying ░░░░░░░░ that will seem is ░░░░░░░░ enough I also wonder ░░░░░░░░ this is really government ░░░░░░░░ was essentially caught napping ░░░░░░░░ what you know one ░░░░░░░░ your guests just said ░░░░░░░░ the greatest strategic failure ░░░░░░░░ an Israeli government in ░░░░░░░░ history If this government ░░░░░░░░ it has to do ░░░░░░░░ big and bold and ░░░░░░░░ to show that it ░░░░░░░░ taking you know taking ░░░░░░░░ in some ways that ░░░░░░░░ it overcompensating for its ░░░░░░░░ mistakes.”