Israel v. Lebanon, continued.

Yeah, it's still going on. Did you think World War III would end this soon?

Olmert is a real hard-line chickenhawk. A top Israeli general also said the war would last at least a week, perhaps a "few" weeks, but it would "not take months." Olmert has also referred to a "Tehran-Damascus axis of evil." Sound familiar, anyone? Thought so. It's almost no surprise that Israel's only international friend is the U.S., a country run by hard-line chickenhawks.

Blair and Annan have officially proposed the UN border patrol/peacekeeper solution. John Bolton, unsurprisingly, rejected it. Olmert initially did as well, though he was advised that it would probably look good on Israel if they accepted the help. Duh. Olmert's standing cease-fire proposal, as it stands now, requires Hezbollah to essentially self-destruct. Yeah, these guys did all this crap to just give up now...

As it is, the possibility exists that elements of Lebanon's military may be Hezbollah agents/sympathizers, though Olmert accuses the government itself of aiding a radar-guided rocket attack on an Israeli naval ship. Again, sadly, all too familiar to these eyes and ears.

Is it just me, by the way, or does the press have a little too much detail regarding strikes and casualties?