Hezbollah continues to rain rockets down on northern Israel, and while these are unguided missiles, sometimes they exact a deadly toll. Public support for the war in Israel is beginning to wane under the assault, as Israelis are asking, with a great deal of justification, why their government and military seems unable to stop the barrage. The Israeli government, like their U.S. counterparts, has tried to wage war on the cheap. They have tried to use airpower to defeat a well dug in and resourceful enemy, which almost never works. They lost the initiative by their reliance on airpower, so now they will pay a higher price if they finally decide to unleash a more robust ground offensive to drive Hezbollah back.

Lebanon and Syria have already rejected a draft U.N. cease fire plan. It hardly seems relevant since Hezbollah has already said that it will not accept a cease fire until all Israeli troops leave Lebanon and the Israelis have said they will not leave Lebanon until an international force can enter to replace them. Wars typically do not end while one side or the other, or both, think they can still win through force of arms.

Meanwhile, Syria says it is getting ready for a wider war.

I expect the war to continue, and every day it goes on the chances go up that it will expand.