but seriously, it's just a game!

What.the.hell.kind.of.plan.is.this?!?

You've got to be kidding me, right? There is no way Hezbollah or the rest of the Lebanese government is going to go for this (remember: Hezbollah is a private militia that holds seats in the democratically elected Parliment--hence the choice of the words rest of Lebanese government) as it's just the same thing the U.S. and Israel has been saying from the beginning: Hezbollah must disarm, return the kidnapped soldiers, and allow an international NATO-led peacekeeping force to police it. Hezbollah has repeatedly said it is not going to willingly disarm. And having NATO in charge is a horrible idea. First, it's entirely too U.S. identified. And NATO's going to have it's hands full soon as they are scheduled to take over military operations from the U.S. led coalition in Afghanistan at the end of the month (speaking of: didja see that hundreds of Taliban militants attacked a police station in the town of Bakwa?). AND no one's willing to send troops. AND no one--not the U.S. or Israel--has formally requested such a plan from NATO to begin with. AND will everyone stop saying "sustainable cease-fire." Say what you mean: in your minds sustainable cease-fire is the end of Hezbollah and Hamas. It's not really a cease-fire if the other side doesn't get to choose to stop using their weapons.

I have plenty to say about al-Maliki's little trip to the White House and Bush's promise to beef up security in Baghdad and not leave the Iraqi people high and dry (right. Because involving ourselves even further into what has dissolved into a civil war is in our best interests...how?), but I spent the last hour shelving (biographies: who it's about, who it's by, then title--how hard is that?!?) and now I'm on desk where I'm certain I'll be too busy to post anything significant. I'll leave you with yet another Scrabble-loss last night: His first word? 64 points. That I continued to play is a credit to my good nature and upbeat spirit.

You.
Are.
Going.
DOWN.
BERGHOEF.

One of these days when you least expect it, you'll finally feel the agony of defeat.

I will crush you.

See what a good loser I am?