August 16, 2006

Those Who Forget

The lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. There has been some discussion of who won the conflict in Lebanon. Hint: It wasn’t Israel. I’ve said this a few times but today Arthur Herman at the NY Post says it very well.

HISTORIANS will look back at this weekend's cease-fire agreement in Lebanon as a pivotal moment in the war on terror. It is pivotal in the same sense that the Munich agreement between Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain was pivotal in an earlier battle against the enemies of freedom. The accord in October 1938 revealed to the world that the solidarity of the Western allies was a sham, and that the balance of power had shifted to the fascist dictators.
I agree, Hizb-Allah has told the Lebanese army that they will not be disarmed. The Islamists, like Iran, are experts at imposing their will on a weak minded majority. The Lebanese see that Hisb-Allah must be defeated and disarmed, but they just don’t have the will. They suffer from the same lack of resolve the West does.

Hat Tip Not Allahpundit, but Bryan Preston at Hot Air. Also see Tammy Bruce.

By Howie at 11:59 AM | |