An offensive, named Rod of Fire, started on April 25th immediately after the Tigers had ended a unilateral truce.

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McCarney, an offensive lineman who'd never played or coached defense in his life, was thrown into the fire.

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Heeding Livni's unwise, defeatist counsel, Olmert postponed the essential ground offensive in south Lebanon until it was too late to make a difference and instead opted for a negotiated cease-fire.

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Israel says it is delaying the expansion of its ground offensive in southern Lebanon to give the UN Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a cease-fire.

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