tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9243488.post-12742239103670059592008-06-29T17:07:00.001-07:002008-06-29T17:09:24.259-07:00Remember that <a href=http://www.kirkdorffer.com/ontheroadto2008/2006/08/34-day-war-what-waste.shtml target=_blank>34 day war</a> that ensued after Israel launched attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006, supposedly in response to the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers?<br /><br />The war ended without anything gained from it except a demonstration of Hezbollah's ability to withstand the Israeli bombardments.<br /><br />Now it turns out the two Israeli soldiers, who were never freed, are now dead and the <a href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/30/israelandthepalestinians target=_blank>Israelis have agreed</a> to a swap of a living Lebanese killer, for the remains of the two soldiers.<br /><br />And somehow Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, is still leading that nation. Amazing.Daniel Kirkdorfferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02329119887120469910noreply@blogger.com