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*'''Creation of a New Middle East:''' Condoleezza Rice, then [[U.S.]] Secretary of State, described the 33-day war as the beginning of a [[New Middle East]]. experts suggest that both Israel and the U.S. sought to shape a region that would be compliant and effectively serve as a U.S. sphere of influence. | *'''Creation of a New Middle East:''' Condoleezza Rice, then [[U.S.]] Secretary of State, described the 33-day war as the beginning of a [[New Middle East]]. experts suggest that both Israel and the U.S. sought to shape a region that would be compliant and effectively serve as a U.S. sphere of influence. | ||
[[ | [[Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah]] argued that if Lebanon had fallen during the 2006 conflict, the U.S.-Israeli agenda would have extended the war into [[Syria]] and targeted [[Palestine|Palestinian]] resistance, ultimately encircling [[Iran]]. | ||
By the end of the war, Israel had retreated from all its initial objectives and achieved none of its stated goals. experts generally view Hezbollah as having emerged victorious in fulfilling its aims. | By the end of the war, Israel had retreated from all its initial objectives and achieved none of its stated goals. experts generally view Hezbollah as having emerged victorious in fulfilling its aims. | ||