This is indeed the turning point for the USreali vision, but not the one foreseen in PNAC. The failure of Israel to tame Hezbollah, coming on the heels of the failure of the US to tame Iraq, signals the death knell of PNAC and the neocons. But it turns out the Washington ear is deaf to this sweet music.

A normal US administration would have noticed the egg on Israel’s face, heard the call, and helpfully sponsored a ‘stiff’ UN resolution ordering Israel out after a week of devastation, which of course would allow another week for Israel to delay, reluctantly pull out, and assuage the world community, which in turn would be left to clean up the mess without so much as a howdy-do from Israel.

But this is no ordinary US administration. It actually believes the Christian-zionist apocalyptic nonsense about WWIII and the end of the world, and far from seeing the bits of egg as a call for help, has decided to egg Israel on, so to speak, letting it continue to wreak havoc, carpet bomb civilians, painting itself into a corner, as the US prepares to launch wars according to the now dog-eared PNAC schedule: Syria and Iran.

A nice irony – still flush with its success against the SU and inspied by loony Christian zionists, the US regains control of Middle East policy by out-Izzying Israel, by serving up a clumsy parody of Likud. What Izzy wanted deep-down (and desperately needs) was a face-saving slap on the wrist. By being given carte blanche to continue its blitzkreig and being respectfully consulted on the UN resolution, it’s just digging itself deeper and deeper into its blood-soaked swamp.

We can now witness a true miracle: Israel as the wise elder statesman (its inner petulant child still intact, of course) in this dance of death, with the US appearing to take control of the strings (the screams in Lebanon are really just Condi’s ‘birthpangs’) in order to complete the PNAC scenario come hell or highwater. Whether or not this really proves the dog has retaken control of its tail, I’ll leave up to you. Whatever. This multiplying of the USraeli quagmires still represents a truly breath-taking moment in history, though unfortunately we may literally end up never taking another breath.

Aug 20, 2006

Posted by Bulatlat

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