The international community seems to be getting it together. The G-8 issued a statement yesterday blaming militants for starting the conflict, for Hamas and Hezbollah to cease fire and return Israel's captured soldiers, and for Israel to show "utmost restraint" in their attacks if they have to defend themselves.
Tony Blair and UN Secretary-General Annan are floating a plan to send peacekeepers into the Middle East. This is not a bad idea at all, provided it doesn't involve U.S. troops as they are a magnet for terrorist attacks themselves and that Hezbollah and Hamas are our enemies too. The U.S. would rather see Hezbollah and Hamas destroyed.
On the other side of the coin, Iran is threatening Israel with "unimaginable losses" if Israel attacks Syria. despite the fact that Israel could turn Iran into glass at a moment's notice with its arsenal of nuclear weapons. Iran is banking on what it sees as Israeli reluctance to use Israeli nuclear arms, but the Israeli government has never been afraid to use their military anywhere in the world for any reason.
Syria appears to be supplying Hezbollah with Qassam rockets. The giveaway is the steel ball bearings that are in the rocket's warhead. These are unique to Syrian weapons and are designed to scatter at high speed following the rocket's impact and to hit unarmored targets...like people. Hundreds of the steel balls have been recovered by Israeli authorities as well as being pulled out of people hit by these terror weapons.
What is yet to come?
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