[lit-ideas] Where will a cease-fire lead?
- From: "Stan Spiegel" <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:45:06 -0400
Here's the NY Times editorial for today. Like everyone else, they recommend a
cease-fire, which normally makes sense to help bring about a diplomatic
resolution for the two sides. But what does Hezbollah want? It wants the
destruction of Israel, the extinguishment of Israel, Israel annihilated from
the face of the earth (as whathisname, the head of Iran has plainly said). Do
you think "that promising long term solution, which enjoys International
support" makes sense? Only if you don't recognize what Hezbollah and Iran are
really after. The NYTimes continues...
"That promising long-term solution, [ a cease-fire]which enjoys wide
international support, will take time. No country has yet offered troops, nor
has Hezbollah resigned itself to the idea that it will have to disarm, or at
least remove its forces and weapons from the vicinity of the Israeli border.
And once Lebanon's airport and seaports are again fully operational and the
road to Damascus cleared, there will have to be some way of making sure that
Syria and Iran do not resupply Hezbollah with long-range rockets capable of
hitting Israel.
But all alternative approaches pose even greater problems. Renewed Israeli
airstrikes and intensified ground operations can offer no lasting solution
unless Israel is prepared to undertake another lengthy occupation to prevent
resupply and regrouping. The most optimistic Israeli commanders concede it
would take at least 10 to 14 more days to locate and destroy Hezbollah's
rockets and command post. The mounting civilian casualty toll that would
accompany an Israeli offensive of that length would multiply the huge
propaganda gains that Hezbollah, Syria and Iran have already reaped and
multiply the damage to Israel and the United States.
With the Security Council now preparing to act, Washington needs to call on
Israel to accept an extended cease-fire while diplomacy proceeds."
Where will diplomacy lead?
Stan Spiegel
Portland, ME
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