Wednesday, 09 August 2006
Snatching Defeat
Contributed by Bill Faith

From FoxNews: Israeli, Hezbollah Forces Battle as Diplomats Seek End to Conflict.

Attempts to draw a cease-fire blueprint came down to a test between a step-by-step proposal backed by Washington and Lebanon's insistence — supported by Arab allies — that nothing can happen before Israeli soldiers leave. In New York, Arab envoys and U.N. Security Council members tried to hammer out a compromise. ...

The original proposal, drafted by the United States and France, demanded a "full cessation of hostilities" on both sides and a buffer zone patrolled by Lebanese forces and U.N. troops. But the plan did not specifically call for an Israeli withdrawal. Critics said it would give room for Israeli defensive operations. ...

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Contributed by Bill Faith on August 9, 2006 at 03:18 AM in Bill Faith, Hezbollah, Islamism Delenda Est, Israel, Lebanon | Permalink

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