In the White House, Hezbollah is the example of things to come ....

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In the WaPo/ here

"...... the Obama administration has concluded that the Taliban cannot be eliminated as a political or military movement, regardless of how many combat forces are sent into battle.......

Some inside the White House have cited Hezbollah, the armed Lebanese political movement, as an example of what the Taliban could become. Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government, but the group has political support within Lebanon and participates, sometimes through intimidation, in the political process.

Some White House advisers have noted that although Hezbollah is a source of regional instability, it is not a threat to the United States. The senior administration official said the Hezbollah example has not been cited specifically to President Obama and has been raised only informally outside the Situation Room meetings.

"People who study Islamist movements have made the connection," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations......"

Posted by G, Z, or B at 7:15 AM