More forever wars?
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🗓️ 23 September 2024
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And that's not the only war the US hopes to end. Russia and Ukraine have been fighting since 2014 when Russia first attacked. It launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, more than two and a half years ago.
The US and NATO have been supporting Ukraine's efforts to hold off Russia in a hope to preserve broader security and stability in Western Europe.
The next occupant of the White House looks certain to inherit two major conflicts.
Why are these wars lasting so long with no end in sight?
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| 0:00.0 | Residents in Southern Lebanese villages woke up to this sound this morning. |
| 0:05.0 | A warning to evacuate if they suspect the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah is hiding weapons in their area. |
| 0:15.4 | It's a threat Israel has followed through on. |
| 0:21.7 | With Israeli Defense Forces planes dropping bombs on hundreds of targets in Lebanon today. |
| 0:28.0 | It's the latest movement in a series of assaults between Israel and Hezbollah that intensified last week |
| 0:38.6 | when dozens were killed with thousands more injured in Lebanon from exploding pagers and walkie-talkies. |
| 0:45.4 | The second wave of those attacks hitting in the midst of a funeral for those killed just |
| 0:50.0 | the day before. And Hezbollah launched 100 rockets into Israel over the weekend. |
| 1:00.5 | All of this almost a year into Israel's war with Hamas has sparked fears of a wider conflict. |
| 1:08.0 | Consider this as war between Israel and Hamas grinds on in Gaza, fighting is intensifying between Israel and |
| 1:16.4 | Hezbollah. |
| 1:17.9 | Could the Middle East be headed for a wider war? |
| 1:21.4 | And what does this mean for U.S US efforts to bring an end to the conflict? |
| 1:26.0 | From NPR I'm Wanna Summers. |
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