Good...and in the meantime, Israel can clean out Hezbollah and Hamas.
Exactly.
Blair: 3 essential steps.
1)Secy Rice going to region again tomorrow and package of proposals to get Israel and Lebanon to agree on what's necessary to happen for crisis to stop.
2) The meeting in the UN about the need for a stabilizing force will be brought forward.
3) We want to see a UN resolution as early as possible for cessation of hostilities. (Why - none of the resolutions mean anything). Blair continues: Provided the agreement is acted on.
The basis of UN 1559 two years ago that set what should happen in order to make sure that the southern part of Lebanon is not used by militias.
We want to see a cessation of hostilities and a framework for stabilization in long term.
We both believe it's important to take the opportunity to ensure the ME peace process is given fresh impetus toward two state solution that the international community wants to see.