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Whiner-in-Chief:
"[W]hether the grumbling is about Republicans on Fox or bloggers in pajamas, there's a word for what the president and his aides are doing. That word is "whining." And nothing [...] does more damage to Obama's credibility or authority than the sense that a popular president is becoming the whiner-in-chief."
- John Nichols, Nation Magazine - 10/12/09
I knew it – Hezbollah “likely” to keep weapons
I expressed concern over the weekend about the UN’s Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement, and one of my concerns was that the agreement didn’t require Hezbollah to disarm, but instead asked for Israel and Lebanon to work out a compromise where Hezbollah would have to disarm. My worry was that this was a recipe for disaster.
Today my worries (and those of many others who also had issues with the agreement) were confirmed (emphasis added):
Hizbullah likely to retain weapons
Hizbullah will not hand over its weapons to the Lebanese government but rather refrain from exhibiting them publicly, according to a new compromise that is reportedly brewing between Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Seniora and Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The UN cease-fire resolution specifically demands the demilitarization of the area south of the Litani river. The resolution was approved by the Lebanese cabinet.
In a televised address on Monday night, Nasrallah declared that now was not the time to debate the disarmament of his guerrilla fighters, saying the issue should be done in secret sessions of the government to avoid serving Israeli interests.
“This is immoral, incorrect and inappropriate,” he said. “It is wrong timing on the psychological and moral level particularly before the cease-fire,” he said in reference to calls from critics for the guerrillas to disarm.
According to Lebanon’s defense minister, Elias Murr, “There will be no other weapons or military presence other than the army” after Lebanese troops move south of the Litani. However, he then contradicted himself by saying the army would not ask Hizbullah to hand over its weapons.
“Refrain from exhibiting them publicly” … yep, you read it right.
So, what exactly did Israel get out of this ceasefire agreement again? Captain Ed posts a reminder, but I’m not totally convinced. I’m more with Rick Moran, who writes:
The irrelevancy and impotence of the United Nations in the face of Islamic fanaticism embodied in groups like Hizbullah and Hamas and countries like Iran should be obvious to even the most doe-eyed, peace-at-any-cost, why-can’t-we-all-just-get-along liberal loon out there. And to ask any country caught in Islamisms crosshairs to rely on the world body to protect it or to depend on it to somehow moderate the fanatic’s pernicious effects on human civilization is stupidity.
There is nothing new in Resolution 1701 as it relates to Hizbullah’s disarmament or the necessity of having the terrorist group allow the Lebanese government full sovereignty over its own territory. The very same strictures against Hizbullah were contained in UN Resolution 1559 passed in 2004. One wonders if Hizbullah fails to abide by this latest resolution if another will be forthcoming. And then another. And another, and another until the paper piles up so high that perhaps the UN expects to bury the terrorists under wads and wads of useless, pious, platitudinous, peace loving compositions better used to wipe one’s bum than try and rein in the murderous thugs who mock them.
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In the meantime, the US frets, Israel smolders, and the UN dithers. Round Two of this war may be coming sooner than anyone thinks.
Yep.
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“Refrain from exhibiting them publicly” … yep, you read it right.
Is that a rocket launcher in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Once again, the world and the UN cave in to IslamoFascism, demonstrating to the barbarians just how weak the West is. Another wonderul Neville Chamberlain moment.
Also they don’t have to return the kidnapped soldiers. That isn’t right. This alliance between the Anti-War groups and those that are the reason their is so much violence in this world is just evil. There is no possible way for Israel to keep this ceasefire, it is hugely slanted to the favor of the terrorists. You know that the Hezbos will break this agreement. Then what will these individuals say, if Israel strikes at them?? – Lorica
ST asked, “So, what exactly did Israel get out of this ceasefire agreement again?”
They got out of it the love and admiration of the world for being a civil nation who can step down after being attacked before being able to completely destroy the capability of the attacker.
Don’t you feel the love and admiration?
Absolutely unbelievable, at the same time completely predictable. What amazes me is the absolute denial the left is in. I saw one blogger who stated that terrorism isn’t that big of a threat and that Bush is just using it as a scare tactic. What is wrong with these people?
One blogger noted how NO attacks had occurred on U.S. soil until 9/11 and then when a conservative blogger reminded him about the first WTC attack his response was literally “wow, SIX people died”!!!
I also like how they blame Bush for Iran and N. Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. I guess Slick Willie didn’t have anything to do with that.
God help us all if people who think like this get in power.
One blogger noted how NO attacks had occurred on U.S. soil until 9/11 and then when a conservative blogger reminded him about the first WTC attack his response was literally “wow, SIX people died”!!!
No big deal unless you were one of the 6 or their relatives/friends I guess.
OTOH, notice that while the liberals don’t think terrorism is worth the effort, they’ll rationalize environmental rules based on junk science and overly hyped scare scenarios that, if were being charitable, will cost billions and save a handful of people, maybe, if they actually save anyone at all. And support banning of DDT on the basis of false science and rigged testing while ignoring a death toll of about 1 person every 30 seconds from malaria.
Gotta have priorities I guess.
The United Nations has entered a time warp, morphed into the League of Nations and become equally worthless, and we are now experiencing deja vu by reliving the late 1930s. We have too many Chamberlains and too few Churchills, too many ignorant of historical fact and too few willing to learn, and too many people in too many nations who refuse to admit that fanatics and the deranged cannot be reasoned with. Unless a suitcase nuke is exploded abroad first and awakens us, many, many Americans are going to die and many more know what living in the 1800s was really like.
I actually advocate the absolute and total removal of the UN, from the United States……as to the how to’s and measures used, I will refrain from such postulative ideas, not wanting the NSA to track me down.
That entity is taking up PRIME real estate in Mahatten,……..and for what ?
When, and I mean “when”, not “if”, Hezballah begins it’s crap again against Israel, I hope the Israelis fight like the old Israelis. This whole thing is just a load. I can’t shake the feeling that the shit will indeed hit the fan hard, so at the slightest provocation, perhaps just getting it on and getting on with it is the best, if not only course. God help us all.
I hope the squawking heads in Hollyweird like Baldwin can manage to keep their trap shut. The last thing we need is advice from the Beverly Hezzbillies.
How many weeks, or months, until the Hezbollah infiltrates any U.N. forces near the Lebanese/Israeli border? When the inevitable Hezbollah attacks occur, will the U.N. again blame Israel? And will the Israelis, under a new government, flatten the border area as they should have before this?
What a sad, foolish thing this is.
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The Beverly Hezzbillies, that name is PERFECT……