Israel's Attack on Lebanon and Hezbollah

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At this point by your logic all he can do is sit and watch his country being demolished.

I dont think he can order his troops south the fight the Hez, if he wants to -- I doubt if the Israeli's would let him.

So, today, all he can do is make calls for cease fire which will not happen in the security council (the US veto is ready) or hang around. A bad spot for the leader of a nation.

Now, if the Israeli's had ever been serious about getting the Lebanese to help route out the Hez, the time to ask was before the fighting (waiting a couple of days would have made little difference). At least then the claim to the moral high ground would have some traction.

The scale of the attack, the widespread nature, the willingness to offer the "at least we are not as bad the other guy" reason, the lack of any attempt at diplomacy -- the list is too long.

Both sides have descended into an abyss.

FWIW -- It is possible -- I just dont know -- that Lebanon would never have had the ability or willingness to deal with the Hez. But, this is not an excuse. To claim the moral high ground, additional serious efforts at diplomacy, to resolve the skirmish, were needed before all this.