See You at the Litani River

Two days ago John Bolton was describing a joint Franco-American U.N. ceasefire resolution as a fantastic victory. Two things went wrong. One, Lebanon and the other Arabs hadn't been consulted. Two, Bolton evidently doesn't know that "draft" doesn't mean "final."

What to do? Send Fox naif Brent Baier out to report that the French caved on everything the Arabs wanted. Bolton, who seems to be an eager UN particpant now that he's ambassador, once again seems unable to grasp how to negotiate a deal.

The Israelis, who relied too much on airpower at the start of the conflict, are now invading southern Lebanon on the ground like they mean it. Bolton may get his ceasefire, but not until the Israelis obtain their strategic objective. Nasrallah better start looking for a bus out of town.