Lebanon

Israel is wading into murky waters with the continuing escalation of their attack against Lebanon. I have listened all week to comments about Israel's right to defend herself with no mention of Lebanon's sovereignty. I've also heard claims that if the Lebanese army defends it's borders it will prove that they support Hezbollah. Let's turn this around for a moment. If an anti-Canadian group in Chicago traveled to Toronto and kidnapped a handful of Canadian citizens before heading back to the US, would that give the Canadians the right to attack Chicago? Do you think the government would let US citizens die at the hands of the Canadian army? Probably not.

The US administration whole heartedly supports Israel's air strikes against Hezbollah. It diverts attention from the disaster in Iraq and gives them a chance to be seen as peace makers by the public at home. Condi's trip to the middle-east serves no purpose. In this administration she's in a job that is completely ineffectual. Rumsfeld is calling the shots and they continue to follow Wolfowitz's plan that would have theoretically resulted in the disarmament of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, Israel is just helping things along.

The problem is with Wolfowitz'z plan is that it hasn't worked. If Syria and Iran come to Hezbollah's defense the entire Middle-East could erupt in war. Would the US fight alongside Israel? That would put us at odds with the rest of the world and considering our current commitments would leave the armed services stretched very thin. If the administration is smart they will broker a cease fire and stabilize Lebanon with a peace keeping force. But they aren't...