Caroline Glick: "An unmitigated disaster"

This is just a very brief excerpt. The whole thing is a must-read:

The resolution represents a near-total victory for Hizbullah and its state sponsors Iran and Syria, and an unprecedented defeat for Israel and its ally the United States. This fact is evident both in the text of the resolution and in the very fact that the US decided to sponsor a cease-fire resolution before Israel had dismantled or seriously degraded Hizbullah's military capabilities.

While the resolution was not passed under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter and so does not have the authority of law, in practice it makes it all but impossible for Israel to defend itself against Hizbullah aggression without being exposed to international condemnation on an unprecedented scale.

For a good blog reaction see "The UN cease-fire: At most, a D" from Meryl Yourish.

Tags: Israel, Lebanon, Hizbullah, US, UN, 1701