Remember how the US kept Israel on a short leash last summer, lest a too-strong strike against Hezbollah destabilize the Lebanese government (that, by the by, Hezbollah was a member of at the time)? Remember how this prevented Israel from bringing the IDF's full force to bear against Iran's proxy, and how eventually the US allowed the UN to step in because Israeli didn't win Lebanon II fast enough? Isn't that paying off bloody dividends:

Militarily, diplomatically, and economically - the United States (and the West more generally) has failed to commit the resources necessary to winning the war against Middle Eastern Islamic fascists. That the various sects and strands of fascists are working together is hardly a surprise, given the circumstances (except the oh-so-nuanced left, which sees distinctions everywhere!)

Prediction: if "international diplomacy" succeeds in forcing Israel to let Hamas terrorists out of the Gaza Strip, you can expect to see not of a few of them end up in Iraq as well.

References:
* Officials: Captured Hezbollah agent helped plan deadly Karbala raid [CNN]

Previously:
* World To Give More Reconstruction Aid To Lebanon. Still Nothing For Israel.
* US State Department: Lebanon Is Not Responsible for Hezbollah
* Hezbollah Gloats - We Spent A Month Hiding Behind the UN's Skirts, So We Won!

Cross-posted to:
* Israpundit