– Whistling in the Dark

Hezbollah Declares Victory
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Previously I've pointed out that, for a terror group like Hezbollah, the only criteria that needs to be met in order to claim victory is to simply survive. By not being wiped out the terror group can claim that it is because their enemy is not strong enough to wipe them out and that it is proof of the importance and justification for their jihad.

I've also pointed out that the recent Israel/Hezbollah cease fire manufactured by the United Nations is a victory for Hezbollah because it pulls Israel up short of crushing that terror group.

Today Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is declaring victory over the hated Jews.

Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that his organization would abide by the United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire although he was not completely satisfied with its text.

Nasrallah's announcement came as the Lebanese government met in Beirut to accept the cease-fire. . . .

Nasrallah described the decision to dispatch Lebanese soldiers to the south of the country as an "achievement" for Hizbullah and Lebanon, saying it resulted from the steadfastness of the Lebanese people and the "heroes" of his organization.

Nasrallah's speech was his ninth since the war broke out, forcing him and the top leadership of Hizbullah into hiding.

Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV, which continues to broadcast despite repeated IAF attack on its studios and transmitters, declared "victory" over the weekend, saying that the IDF had failed to score military achievements.

The broadcasts are being aired under the banner of: "We won!"; "We have defeated the invincible army"; and "July-August 2006 - the shattering of the myth [of the mighty Israeli army]." The station has also been airing video clips showing thousands of Lebanese hoisting Lebanese flags and chanting slogans in support of Hizbullah.

Of course Hezbollah is more than happy to honor this cease fire. It will give them respite from the pounding assaults by Israeli forces and allow them to regroup, re-arm and recruit for the next assault on Israel which is without a doubt inevitable.

Hard-bitten extremists like Nasrallah and his goons don't abandon their goals through diplomatic negotiations or cease fires. They abandon their goals when they a) achieve them (and their goal in this instance is to drive the Jews into the sea) or b) are killed.

Which is why I've been saying over and over again: The only long-term solution to this problem is to let Israel and its enemies fight until one side or the other loses.