Pulling out

The Israel/Hezbollah cease fire is holding for the moment and the Israelis are pulling out. It is kind of hard to figure out whom, if anyone, won. Both sides are claiming victory; not that that means anything. But it is pretty clear that Lebanon lost. The south and a good bit of Beirut are completely destroyed. The infrastructure is demolished and thousands are dead.

From my perspective, seated comfortably in my air conditioned home thousands of miles away from the conflict, the whole affair seems like a huge waste. Then again, I am not getting shot at.