Read the official G-8 statement at reply #1098.
Note that there's no call for an unconditional cease fire, and that the cease fire conditions are not face-saving ones for Hezbollah. (And in the ME, it's all about saving face.)
Holy Cow! The State Department just said it's to dangerous for Americans to leave Lebanon. Something that has not been reported yet has happened.
Does Rebel yell know that the State Dept just announced it's too dangerous to get them out now and to stay put? (not what he wants to hear, I am sure)
Sounds like they are asking for the same things Israel is asking for. Am I right?
- The return of the Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Lebanon unharmed;
- An end to the shelling of Israeli territory;
In return Israel will:
- An end to Israeli military operations and the early withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza;
- The release of the arrested Palestinian ministers and parliamentarians.