As we approach the beginning of the endgame for this disastrous war, analysts are beginning to tally up the won-lost column. The NY Times features this interesting interview with Giora Eliland, Ariel Sharon’s Mr. Security, who notes a ‘loss’ for Israel:
Giora Eiland, Israel’s national security adviser under former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, predicts a solution in the next week or so “that is far from Israel’s original intent.”
He sees a political package negotiated at the United Nations that includes an exchange of Lebanese prisoners, with Israel regaining its two soldiers; a security zone in southern Lebanon under the control of a multinational force; an Israeli promise not to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty; and “a general understanding or commitment by the Lebanese government to be responsible for Hezbollah’s behavior.”
But “the most important thing will be missing from a deal,’’ he said, “the dismantling of the military capacity of Hezbollah.”
In other words, the core of the mission assigned to the IDF in fighting this war will remain unachieved. Eiland doesn’t draw the proper conclusion for all this–that Israel has been defeated according to the terms it originally set out for itself.
Please do NOT let up the offensive drive. If you do it will be postpone the inevitable.
We (the USA) are behind you and if push comes to shove we both can put an end to this once and for all.
God be with you,,,,,,,,,Rick Owens
Rick must’ve meant to visit Little Green Footballs & instead got lost on the way somehow. Rick, you won’t find much support for the Lebanon quagmire here. I sugggest you go find some playmates more to yr liking over at Pajamas Media. Or better yet, why don’t you buy a pizza and go to the front & serve it to the boys fighting in Lebanon. That’d be an actual service rather than spouting off here like the know nothing you are.