No doubt Condoleeza Rice is going to spin the UN cease fire resolution as the end of Hezbollah as we know it. But the biggest change in the Middle East was the hesitation, confusion, and ultimate failure of the Israelis. According to today's Haaretz, critics of Prime Minister Olmert question the delays in the invasion, Olmert doubted that the IDF could meet its objectives, and Olmert and foreign minister Livni had a falling out because she was even more sceptical. After a discouraging visit to the Northern Command last Monday, Olmert decided to pull the plug despite his ostentatious approval for expanded military operations.
The Israelis took the cease-fire deal because it was the best way they could extricate themselves from the debacle.
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