Uh-oh. Kofi's upset!

Israel attacks a Hezbollah resupply convoy and is accused by Anan of violating the cease fire. You don't want to cross the U.N. They'll send more UNAFIL "peacekeepers" to "observe" your ass. We all saw how effective they were at stopping Hezbollah from lobbing rockets into Israel.

On the other hand, by sending in commandos, Olmert's government may have helped itself a little. I'd say that preventing more rockets from being stockpiled, Israel has done more than the U.N. ever will to make the cease fire effective.

By brokering this deal, the U.S. has made a bad situation worse, and made itself look like a perpetual dupe for the French. Not Bush and Condi's finest hour. It may be that this is what Olmert wanted, but friends don't let friends drive drunk.