Keeping the Iranians In:
An intriguing possibility: Israel claims that it has attacked Lebanon's international highways and airports to keep its two kidnapped soldiers in Lebanon, and to prevent the resupply of Hezbollah. But what if Israel's actual main goal is to trap the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who have been aiding Hezbollah (and through Hezbollah, Hamas) for years in Lebanon, where they can be destroyed? That would be a huge strategic victory for Israel.