No, I don’t mean that they actually won the battle. They “won” in that they showed the world that, once again, there are too many in the world that are not willing to stand up and defeat terrorists by pounding their bones into dust. Sheik Hassan N…

* The resolution represents a near-total victory for Hezbollah and its sponsors, Syria and Iran, and a defeat for both Israel and America, though America pushed the cease-fire through late last week.

* It makes it impossible for Israel to defend itself against aggression without being exposed to international condemnation on a scale never seen before.

* The responsibility for determining compliance is placed in the hands of Kofi Annan who has distinguished himself as a man capable only of condemning Israel for its acts of self-defense. By empowering Annan to evaluate compliance, the resolution all but ensures that Hezbollah will not be forced to disarm and that Israel will be forced to give up the right to defend itself.

* A catastrophic precedent has been set for the future. Because Lebanon is receiving international support for legally unsupportable territorial demands on Israel (Shaba Farms on the Golan Heights), in the future, the Palestinians, Syrians, Egyptians, and even Jordanians will feel empowered to employ aggression to gain territorial concessions.

* It places the power to oversee an arms embargo against Hezbollah in the hands of the Lebanese government, of which Hezbollah is a member.

* Israel is expected to withdraw before a full deployment of Lebanese and UNIFIL forces is carried out. Thus, Hezbollah will reinforce its positions in south Lebanon.

* The resolution treats the Lebanese government and military as credible, though it is under the de facto control of Hezbollah and Syria.

* The situation empowers Iran–the main victor. It was not condemned in the U.N. action although it is clear that Iran was the engine behind this war.

* No Israeli leader before Ehud Olmert has caused so much damage to Israel. He destroyed more than 24 thriving Jewish communities and plans to destroy dozens more unless his government collapses. He has displaced more Jews than any Arab enemy in Israel’s history. And he squandered much of Israel’s military image and deterrence. He surrounded himself with second rate politicians for political reasons.

* The morale among soldiers is at an all-time low and the nation is torn apart.

* At this point, the return of captured Israeli soldiers is undetermined.

* Israeli soldiers will be replaced by notoriously anti-Israel U.N. forces and European forces who will allow Hezbollah to rearm.

* Those promoting this resolution and those accepting it including Olmert and Peretz, have squandered the lives of Israeli soldiers and civilians and the opportunity to free Israel from a deadly enemy. They have set the stage for the next war which will be sooner rather than later.

* The resolution treats as equivalent Hezbollah’s illegal aggression against Israel’s legitimate military actions taken in defense of its sovereign territory.

For those taking notes; after the jump you can find my Top-5 that came to mind this AM as I reviewed the fish-rap and looked at what seemed to be goofy as things start to coagulate around the Litani River….