Let’s be realistic. This war won’t end even with a ‘ceasefire’.
By Ted Belman
Iran and Hezballah will not accept defeat nor will they accept a ceasefire the terms of which succeed in disarming Hezbollah.
France is already in negotiations with Iran as to what ceasefire it will accept.
At best the ceasefire will give the appearance of disarming Hezbollah, but it will never produce what the US is demanding, namely a sustainable peace. It will simply serve the purposes of ending the immediate hostilities. But I don’t think it will even end that. Hezbollah will continue to send missiles into Israel.
Iran and Hezbollah are dedicated to destroying Israel. They will not give up the fight.
There is no quick fix. Syria and Iran must be defeated.
Olmert is dedicated to avoiding an occupation rather then to achieving victory. Six years ago Barak ended the occupation which was causing bad PR and 12 Israeli lives per year. Now six year later, Israel is paying the price for that retreat both in terms of bad PR and in terms of lives lost. The lives lost will soon exceed the lives which would have been lost had Israel stayed (6 times 12). This war did more to worsen Israel’s reputation then the occupation did. The financial cost of this war far exceeds the cost of the occupation had it continued.
Yet the idea that the occupation is the problem and not the solution persists.
Olmert and the IDF say that this war is about reestablishing our deterrance. Had we stayed, it would not have been necessary.
So what will Olmert say after the ceasefire and withdrawal when the rockets keep falling.
It is imperative that there be an investigation into the prosecution of this war and heads should roll and the government should fall. It has been nothing short of a disaster.
Like the one it accepted in 1940?
In practice, Frogland has no authority to negotiate a ceasefire as it is not a party to the conflict.
Comment by Bill Levinson
— August 3, 2006 @ 11:13 am
The sooner Iran and Syria are taken down, the better.
Bill is right, France has no business being involved in this. We know of course any involvement of the French will be a bad outcome for Israel.
Comment by Laura
— August 3, 2006 @ 11:30 am
Regarding the French talks with Iran; What it actually amounts to is that France is in the process of negotiating their surrender. - They decided to get an early start this time.
Comment by RandyTexas
— August 3, 2006 @ 11:39 am
Truism: Islamic War Against Israel Will Not End With A Ceasefire…
Hizballah will be reinforced, resupplied and rearmed by Syria and Iran in a matter of months and Israel will have to mount this sort of invasion again and again. …
Trackback by Hyscience
— August 3, 2006 @ 12:15 pm
They lob rockets and Israel STIll does nothing? hey fake deaths, where as infants are setting into rigour mortis? The world is STUPID! My jewish brethren take control!!!!!!!Click heels twice,” There’s no place like Palestine” I thought Jews were the origiginal Palestinians, thx to romans the stupid FU..ks
Comment by t
— August 4, 2006 @ 12:05 am
[…] France’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Daniel Louis Bernard, once called Israel “that shitty little country” and asked, “Why should the world be in danger of World War Three because of those people?” Now it seems that “France is already in negotiations with Iran as to what ceasefire it will accept” in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. It is time to explore the underlying reasons why everybody just loves to hate, or at least make fun of, that s*itty little country that borders on Spain and Germany. More seriously, this article will show why no one who values his country’s future should listen to a single word that France has to say. […]
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— August 4, 2006 @ 12:31 pm