France Taking a Left Turn, Again

Just when you hope France could stick with a reasonable resolution, they get all wobbly.

The United States and France appeared at odds Wednesday over Arab demands to change a U.N. resolution they are co-sponsoring to call for a complete cessation of Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities and withdrawal of Israeli forces, diplomats said.

France proposed new language on a total cease-fire and Israeli pullout, but the United States rejected it out of concern that without a robust international force, a vacuum would be created in southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold, the diplomats said.

While both countries welcomed Lebanon's announcement Monday that it will deploy 15,000 soldiers to the south when Israel withdraws, the United States does not believe this force and U.N. peacekeepers can prevent a vacuum, the diplomats said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the negotiations are private.

I'm highly skeptical that the 15,000 Lebanese soldiers will be worth anything. The Lebanese government has a large section controlled by Hezbollah, and I'd conjecture that the same can be said for their military. Or maybe those rockets being fired from Lebanese military bases were just an illusion.

And as for the UN peace keepers, do we really need to go into that?

At an open Security Council meeting on Tuesday, Qatar's Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani, speaking on behalf of the Arab delegation, warned Israel that continuing attacks on Lebanon will "sow the seeds of hatred and extremism in the area" rather than restore peace and stability.

Quick question, how is that different from what is in the region right now?

This UN circle-jerk is getting absolutely no where. Funny, everyone was bellowing that the US was stalling to give the Israelis time to complete the reduction of Hezbollah. Looks like Lebanon and France are doing a far better job at that than the US was.

Also check out VDHanson's piece on the whole Israeli problem being Not Just Land.

UPDATE:
Check out this piece at The Belmont Club as well. More evidence that the terrorists are winning the Media wars and the MSM just doesn't get it. (or care)