[Jeff Head]

IMHO, it was their politicians who failed...by not letting the IDF do the job the way it must be done.

But it is not over.

This cease fire is not an end or stop. Hezbollah has not disarmed or given up the hostages they took. They have not been pacified. They have been bloodied but will view the cease-fire as a victory of sorts, and will tout it as such and attract more fools to theior cause so that a repeat will be forthcoming, probably in the not too distant future.

Hopefully then, the IDF will be allowed to conduct complete warfare, with extreme prejudice, against these terrorists and anyone who supports, harbors or abetts them. That is what it is going to take.

[DTogo]

IMHO, it was their politicians who failed...by not letting the IDF do the job the way it must be done.

An all too familiar story in the U.S., past and present...

[johnny7]

When I saw the IDF bringing up the bulldozers... I knew they were going to handle it the same way as in Gaza.

[SMARTY]

Right. But bottom line, show us the butcher's bill, the Hezbavomit guys did most of the dying there.

[libstripper]

You're right. Here's an earlier FR post that proves it: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681379/posts

[finnigan2]

"IMHO, it was their politicians who failed...by not letting the IDF do the job the way it must be done."

- However, IMHO what caused the failure was the fact that the Israeli's found out to their surprise that Hezbollah had been equipped by Iran with the latest anti tank TOW missiles and they were using them to knock out Israeli armor at an alarming rate. If Israel persisted in it's armor spearheaded battle plan attack, their losses would have been politically and militarily unacceptable.
There is no doubt. Hezbollah won round one.