A missionary who lives in Beirut said something that I think summarizes the “results” of the war. I don’t have permission to quote him, so I will summarize: Attitudes in Lebanon are much more polarized than before, but the issues which precipitated the war have not been resolved. Now me: The first part means that more people in Lebanon hate Israel more than ever before. The second part means that there will be another war. To say it another way, those who demanded an immediate ceasefire will get a “short-term peace,” the cost of which will be greater than the recent war. Today’s “quiet” is a false peace, a premature peace.
Here’s an article about who won the war that I essentially agree with, by a former CIA station chief.
I don’t think the cease fire will hold that much longer. I’m with Israel on this one. They need to do what they can until the UN decides to show up. I don’t see them showing up that fast and don’t see them doing much when they do.
Kofi Annan needs to look at the bigger picture here and stop blaming Israel. Simply put, the UN isn’t doing its job.
I’d like to give the UN a “peace” of my mind! What a lame entity!