What’s so funny ’bout a ceasefire?

There seems to be universal condemnation of the Lebanon ceasefire on the Right, which I don’t really understand. To me it looks like what will happen is that Hezbollah will refuse to quit rocketing Israel, at which point Israel will resume the offensive, and at least some of the onus will then shift to Hezbollah. Or, Hezbollah will stop, but will then refuse to disarm, with the same result, and the European weenies will have one less excuse to blame Israel first. Anything that makes Israel look more like a victim has got to be helpful. This doesn’t seem like such a stupid plan to me. I could be wrong, but I just don’t see how anyone can be so sure that this is a bad strategy. This war we are engaged in is after all at least as much a battle of perceptions as it is a military contest. It is no doubt true that this makes Israel and the U.S. look weak and will encourage all of the Middle East nutcases to think that the jihadists are the strong horse, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing either. Why not try a little rope-a-dope? We are the strong horse and deluding the weak horse into thinking otherwise can work to our advantage. Pride goeth before a fall. The conservative reaction seems simplistic and premature.

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