Ehud Barak withdrew Israeli forces from Lebanon in 2000, ending an occupation that lasted nearly two decades. He says that was a quagmire Israel shouldn't repeat.
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The exchange marked a major escalation in the already tense region. It came on the 100th day of a war that began on Feb. 28, further complicating efforts to end Middle East fighting.
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The president also acknowledged that he cursed at the Israeli leader in a heated phone call in which he told Benjamin Netanyahu not to bomb the Lebanese capital Beirut.
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