Well, looks like the NYT Magazine article I had referred to earlier was right on the mark. Hezbollah, according to reportage, is now planning on financing the Lebanese civilians that suffered loss, will not disarm, is being supplied by their mentors, and, just as the article predicted, has become the de facto government in Lebanon even though it is the minority party.

Seems that the author was quite insightful and prescient---start the war for this purpose and blow smoke by saying you are to protect Lebanon from the Israelis.

Bill H