We’re not going to make you wait for it – this is really as good as it gets:
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi telephoned Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Sunday to urge Tehran to take an “active role” in diplomatic moves to solve the crisis in the Middle East. An Italian government source said the Iranian had not given an immediate response but would respond “in the coming days”. Lebanon’s government said Sunday that Italy has relayed Israeli conditions to stop its assault on Lebanon: release the two captured Israel Defense Forces soldiers and pull Hezbollah back from the Israeli border.
Of course, everything else must pale in comparison after something of such sublime beauty as that – asking Iran to help neutrally negotiate the end of a war that it and its proxies started. Still, it’s probably worth noting that the G8 thinks that Israel has the right to self-defense… but only self-defense exercised with restraint (yes, that kind of restraint). Also that Europe wants another UN obsrever force sent to Lebanon:
“We are convinced that the government of Lebanon must be given all support and that the relevant UN resolutions regarding the south of Lebanon must also be implemented,” Merkel said. “We also demand that in addition to the UN activities, another observation and security mission is established. That must be worked out through the UN,” she said.
The current observer force was only been complicit in helping Hezbollah get away with attacking and kidnapping the last batch of Israeli soldiers. Let’s send another one in!
