Some ‘fake peace’ would do just fine for now

[struggle4progress]

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 ...

http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/07/some_fake_peace.html

[pepperbear]

1. One would think it might work well, what with the fake war n/t

[struggle4progress]

2. The war looks real enough to me: real civilian casualties & real refugees.

And I'd bet most of the innocents currently suffering, if asked, would regard an immediate ceasefire as an indicator of real progress ...

[pepperbear]

3. wow...no one gets sarcasm anymore...ok let me say it one more time

it might work pretty well what with the fake war and all.

:sarcasm:

is that better? sorry to bitch, but please pay attention when someone is on your side.

[struggle4progress]

4. Yeah, that's actually a well-known problem with sarcasm, even ..

.. when delivered in person, where folk can monitor body language and tone of voice.

Sorry I'm not more perceptive: I misunderstood your post in the context of the Strawberry Fields quote in your sigline ... :)

[Igel]

5. Fake peace is like fake spending.

In both cases, you rack up a debt that winds up coming due.

It just takes one or two incidents before all hell breaks loose, either with bombs, or with your credit rating trashed and the interest rate on your credit card skyrocketing, and financial--as opposed to battlefield--ruin ensuing. Then all the blathering about peace and stability--like all the dinners out and the nifty new gizmos--seem a bit false ... but it's always much easier to blame the "aggressors", whether the Israelis or the banks that forced you to do all the spending.

Sometimes when a person gets the creditors to back off, it's a good thing and the person pulls his act together; a ceasefire can allow for negotiations to resolve the problem, and is a good thing. Sometimes the debtor just rushes to rack up more debt; or one or both sides rush to resupply and regroup. In the latter case, the result is worse than it would have been without a breather.