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We've been seeing reports that various people harumphingly expect the Israel-Hezbollah war to stop in a week. This is hilarious.
From The Guardian:
"It's clear the Americans have given the Israelis the green light. They [the Israeli attacks] will be allowed to go on longer, perhaps for another week," a senior European official said yesterday. Diplomatic sources said there was a clear time limit, partly dictated by fears that a prolonged conflict could spin out of control.
This isn't some network TV series that can be canceled at an executive's whim. It can't be interrupted for a special report. It's not a ball game that can be called on account of rain. It's not a water tap that you can turn on and off. This is a real live shooting war. Israel has had enough of having its citizens picked off one by one, and is going to blow the hell out of Hezbollah so that Hezbollah knows the game is over and the rules have changed and that their evil behavior isn't going to be accepted any more.
When Israel declines to stop the war, since doing so would let Hezbollah regroup and continue killing civilians; when Israel declines to do that, and continues its destruction of Hezbollah, the whole world will be favorably impressed, and will admire Israel for protecting its people.
