True to that.

And the sooner the international 'community' gets in there, the better. If the war lasts another two weeks--and that is what's being projected now--(while Israel and Hezbollah go at each other), I'd expect another 500 (minimum) civilians to be killed. I had the irrational hope that it would end before the weekend. However, the Arab world seems not to have been able to bring any pressure to bear on Hezbollah, and neither has anyone made a deal Israel can't refuse.

However, the Israeli ground incursion to 'search and destroy' Hezbollah rocket depots and enforced positions is not going to be quick and easy. However, it does mean that until there is hard intelligence regarding places in which Hezbollah keeps materiel, it at least means that there will be fewer attacks by air. Neither side is going to quit until either Israel has crippled Hezbollah or ground to a halt because to support the deeper incursion would require the commitment of even more ground troops.