Ehud Barak, who withdrew Israeli forces from Lebanon in 2000, is cautioning against repeating past mistakes. He believes the prolonged occupation in Lebanon became a quagmire that Israel should avoid re-entering.

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. <img alt="Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak talks with an Israeli soldier who just pulled out of Lebanon on May 24, 2000. Barak met soldiers in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, just across the border from Lebanon. The withdrawal ended an 18-year occupation that was a source of major debate in Israel. Today, Israeli troops ar...