PEACE (?)

From MSNBC:

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accepted an emerging Mideast cease-fire deal and informed the United States of his decision, Israeli officials said Friday.

U.N. diplomats worked furiously on the cease-fire deal to deploy 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon to bring an end to the monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
The draft Security Council resolution would authorize the deployment of the 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon to support the Lebanese army's deployment to the region "as Israel withdraws."

The draft, obtained by The Associated Press, would ask the U.N. force to monitor a full cessation of hostilities and help Lebanese forces gain full control over an area that has previously been under de facto control of Hezbollah militias.

But... Will Hezbollah accept the deal? Will they stop firing rockets into Israel? Are they willing to back away from the brink in order to have peace?

Further, is Iran- the source of the weaponry and the nation that has profited most from Hezbollah's attacks- willing to accept the deal? Once the war between Israel and Hezbollah stops, the world may again direct its attention to Iran's efforts to build a nuclear arsenal.

Just as it takes two to make war, it will take two to make peace.

We have more room for hope now than we've had in nearly three weeks.

So. Let us hope.

GP