Bush's Shrinking Safety Zone

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Again, and that was so obvious. The Beirut airport had nothing to do with Hezbollah. But it was the crown jewel of the Lebanese people - having been built as a trophy to the end of their civil war.

If it was tactical, they cratered the runways and took out some of the infrastructure needed to get people in and out, such as roads leading to the airport.

If it was punative, they reduced the entire thing to rubble.

Ya follow?

Beirut airport can be 'reopened partly' in a week: ministers

Public Works and Transport Minister Mohammed Safadi, for his part, said the airport needed two and a half months to be fully operational but it could open 'partially within a week.'