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Billmon is once again on fire. A snippet:

This is what realism is all about -- seeking the least evil course in a world absolutely brimming with evil but perpetually short on freedom of action, even for superpowers. The degree of French "goodness," like the degree of U.S. "goodness," matters not a whit here. What matters is whether a ceasefire, on terms acceptable to Hizbullah, would be more evil or less evil than allowing the continuation of a war that no longer has much point to it (not unless the Israelis really are prepared to fight their way far enough north to put Hizbullah's rocketeers out of business.)

That's the choice, and all the harrumphing in the world about the "evildoers" isn't going to change the basic power equation.

The amazing thing about this is that the realist position was once the hallmark of US foreign policy, both Republican and Democrat alike. But under Bush realism has gone out the window. And come to think of it, that's really all that needs to be said, isn't it?