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2006-08-11 International-UN-NGOs

Administration thinking on the UNSC resolution

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Posted by Mike 2006-08-11 17:27|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 John Podhoretz, also writing at National Review

It's not a disaster, for this reason: The language of Paragraph 10, point 1, reads "Calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the immediate cessation by Hizbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by Israel of all offensive military operations." This is not parallel language. Hezbollah must cease all attacks. Israel must only cease "offensive military operations." Since Israel itself defines its own action in South Lebanon as by definition defensive, not offensive, there's a lot of give here. Besides which, will Hezbollah really cease "all attacks"?

Posted by Mike 2006-08-11 17:39|| 2006-08-11 17:39|| Front Page Top

#2 and what about the return of the kidnapped Israeli soldiers? F^*king State Dept capitulation is what it is, no matter how you paint it

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-11 18:11|| 2006-08-11 18:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Israel has the momentum. This UN resolution throws that away. Hizb'allah will filter back south and round 2 will happen, only next time with a lot foreign troops in the mix.

Posted by ed 2006-08-11 21:11|| 2006-08-11 21:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Also consider that while Iran's Radical Mullah's and Moud may be Muslim, Shia, andor anti-Israel, IMO they are not for the "status quo" of State-specific sovereignty or local Nationalism for Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and any other ME nation, Muslim or otherwise. Dubya & Admin do have a legit stake in isolating and containing Radical Iranian ambitions for regional and global empire.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-08-11 23:21|| 2006-08-11 23:21|| Front Page Top

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