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According to Ephraim Halevy, former chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service and current national security adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, plans have been made for a substantial U.S. military presence in the Middle East lasting decades.
"The U.S. campaign in Iraq was perceived [in the Middle East and Washington] as a signal of long-term American commitment to do whatever is required and to 'stay in the neighborhood' for as long as needed," commented Halevy in a lengthy op-ed column carried by the April 24 issue of Ha'aretz. High-ranking U.S. policymakers have "raised the idea of establishing an American trusteeship regime in the areas of the Palestinian Authority, if it should turn out that the Palestinians are not ripe for self-rule. That arrangement would require an American operational military presence along Israel's border with the Palestinian territories."
"Speaking in a semi-closed forum during a visit to Israel a few months ago," continued Halevy, "Bill Kristol, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Mossad chief: U.S. to be mired in Middle East in perpetuity.(INSIDER...