"But perhaps Olmert has one of two tricks up his sleeve: (1) Once the U.N. resolution is passed and enforced, the Lebanese government will face severe U.S. and French pressure to sign a peace treaty with Israel, which would be a huge blow to the Party of God/Syria/Iran axis; or (2) The U.S. has promised Israel that it will not allow Iran to get nukes, but the price of this is having to agree to this resolution, to retain French support for pressure on, and potentially military action against, Iran. [ I suppose I could put on my rose colored glasses and squint. But they were stepped on and smashed long ago I'm afraid. It's more likely that everyone is still panicked about August 22nd and wants to appear fauxtogenic in their final portraits. The ones illuminated by the Iranian nuclear test over Israel and who knows where else... -ed. ] "