I have to laugh. This “cease fire” or should I say Cease Fire #1,214 should last all of about 2 weeks. Does anyone really believe that there is not going to be any shots fired? Nobody killed? Better yet, does anyone believe that the “United Nations” is going to send troops into southern Lebanon to actually do something other than get in the way?  One of my favorite video clips from the month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah was (and I am not poking fun at the fact that someone was injured) after a U.N. “observation post” was struck by artillery from Hezbollah or the IDF. The video showed 5 U.N. “troops” carrrying a sixth on a makeshift stretcher.  One of the 5 men carrying the stretcher had the light blue U.N. combat helmet on. The other four had on light blue turbans.  I am not sure if the U.N. was short combat helmets or if these four guys did not get the memo, but it pretty much summed up the United Nations’ involvement in observing the southern border in Lebanon for nearly 10 years. Unreal.

Not to be 100% cynical, but I am giving this cease fire about 14 days to hold until someone gets shot or a Katyusha rocket is sent over the border to their friends down south.

[tags]Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Katyusha, Cease Fire, Joke[/tags]

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