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Sat 07 Jul 2006Hawks in Israel and US signal wider strategic objectives in Iran and SyriaMIDDLE EAST: Some neoconservatives see the Hizbullah-Israel conflict as an opportunity to destabilise Tehran and Damascus, writes Michael JansenIsrael's declared tactical objective of its offensive in Lebanon is to cripple or destroy Hizbullah's military arm and secure the deployment of the Lebanese army in the south to prevent attacks on northern Israel.