Much Uncertainty Surrounds International Peackeeping Force in Lebanon

Almost all of the Middle Eastern news sources I read on any given day highlight strongly a real uncertainty as to the viability of the ceasefire - with the U.N. agreeing that Israeli raids and actions are in direct violation of the truce brought about by U.N. Security Council resolution 1701 (I think it's 1701, but I may be wrong)- as well as the future of the still-to-be-formed international peacekeeping force.

Part of the problem with the peacekeepers is that Israel is demanding to run the show, which probably cannot work. It's like having the fox in charge of henhouse security, something the Bushies love to do but just can't play well in the Middle East. Various European countries, initially relatively eager to supply peacekeeping troops, are now balking because of the rules Israel (and with it, the U.S.) are demanding.

Complicating matters is that while the ceasefire is brand new, Israel has announced it will do everything possible to kill Hezbollah's leader, Nasrallah and disarm Hezbollah forces; at the same time, Hezbollah is providing the only aid currently getting in to the much-harmed Lebanese civilians.