Friday, August 11, 2006

Hezbollah Wins   [Andy McCarthy]

Hezbollah wins this big just by being legitmized.  Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, not a country.  The resolution we are signing on to, however, addresses it as if it were a country. The resolution doesn't purport to direct any UN member nation to make Hezbollah cease firing — least of all Lebanon, the purported sovereign of this territory.  Instead, it appeals to Hezbollah directly — in the same paragraph in which it addresses Israel, as if there were no difference in status between the two — and "calls on" it to stand down. 

How do we sign onto that?  Didn't we just say about 24 hours ago that we are dealing with "Islamo-fascists" who cannot be reasoned with?  Yet, recognizing that no one is willing to fight them, we are joining the "international community" in calling on Hezbollah terrorists to stand down?  And when they don't what happens?  Will we write them a strong letter? 

Maybe we should vacate Iraq but have the new Iraqi army and the UN guard the country while we call on al Qaeda to disarm.  That's apparently a winning formula, right?

08/11 08:29 PMShare