Hezbollah 1; Israel 0

Well, it's official. Israel lost it's first war.

How did the world's best fighters get handed their butts?

Simple. They took a couple of pages out of America's battle plan.

How To Lose A War In Two Easy Steps

First, tie one hand behind your back. Don't let your army and air force just go in and kill the enemy until they are dead and can't fight anymore. Go in a bit at a time, and don't use everything you have. Be mediocre. Of course, this frame of mind and way of fighting comes from the top.

Second, keep one eye on the TV set while you are fighting a war. Let opinion polls and public perception, as put forth by the world's media, be the guide of how you operate the war. This is how Bill Clinton operated both terms of office as POTUS, and is a guarantee that you'll be mediocre at best on the battlefield. And when fighting a determined enemy that isn't afraid to die, nor are they afraid to hide behind civilians so that more civilians are sure to be killed, you are almost guaranteeing that you will lose.

See how easy that was?

And now come the UN peacekeepers. My fingers almost choked on the words.

So now that Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran have time to regroup and get more missiles into Hezbollah's hands, AND the UN peacekeepers will be in the way the next time the fighting starts, AND...

THEN FRENCH SOLDIERS WILL DIE TOO!

Can you imagine the hue and cry that will be going on in the world's media when Frenchmen die at the hands of Israeli soldiers?

What a mess.

Of course this gives Iran more time to get the ol' nukular program up to speed.

Way to go Israel! You've learned how to bow at the altar of the world's media and the opinions they generate with the rest of us.

I thought you, of all nations, would not be afraid to finish the job. Guess I was wrong.

Bummer.