Photo: #An Israeli air strike hits the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Tyre 04 August 2006. Dozens of Israeli raids overnight shook several villages in the southern regions of Tyre and Nabatiyeh, relatively far from the border where there were violent clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.
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An Israeli air strike hits the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Tyre 04 August 2006. Dozens of Israeli raids overnight shook several villages in the southern regions of Tyre and Nabatiyeh, relatively far from the border where there were violent clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Middle East crisis deepening

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/07/2006, 9:06 a.m.

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The crisis in Lebanon continues, despite the international community's push for a cease-fire. Midmorning looks at what the conflict means for U.S. foreign policy in the region.

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  • Barry Posen: Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Michelle Dunne: Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of the Arab Reform Bulletin.

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