VDH:
To decouple Hamas and Gaza from Arab solidarity, to strengthen in comparison the PA, to discredit somewhat the value of being an Iranian proxy, to reestablish credibility in the IDF and to curb (though unfortunately not end entirely) rocket barrages into Israel, and to establish a future paradigm of overwhelming response to Hamas provocations.
He thinks withdrawal is imminent.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/01/the-logic-of-the-idf/207007/
