President Bush, reacting to the rising level of destruction in Lebanon, said Thursday that he was “troubled” -- but apparently not troubled enough to work for an immediate cease-fire. Bush said he was holding out for a “lasting peace, not a fake peace.” The administration has discounted the possibility of a cease-fire until Hezbollah is disarmed, though Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that they support a multinational force to help Lebanon regain control of the southern part of its country from Hezbollah.
But Hezbollah isn’t going to be disarmed anytime soon. My guess is that the thousands of innocent Lebanese who have become war refugees would appreciate some of that “fake peace” right now. Many believe the Bush team’s diplomatic foot-dragging is meant to buy time for the Israelis to inflict more damage on Hezbollah and leave the terrorist group with less leverage in negotiations ...
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