Lose - Lose

The war in during the past 34 days was definitely and par excellence a
Lose - Lose situation

Israel didn't stop the katyouchas
Israel didn't (at least not yet) guarantee the security of its North
Israel lost over 100 of its people
Israeli army sort of lost it's aura of invincibility
Israeli government lost it's popularity within its own country

Lebanon lost over 1000 of its people
Lebanon is now facing massive destruction
Shebaa farms as well as other Lebanese regions in the South are currently under Israeli control
The Lebanese detainees in Israel are still detained
The Lebanese economy will further dwindle

And as to the triumph of diplomacy .... the 1701 ... my reserves remain entire.

People massively returning home over handmade bridges and bumpy roads have been subject to unexploded bombs and Lebanon mourns more victims.

First time I hear of a war that stops upon schedule, war ends at 5:00 am GMT. If it hadn't been for the suffocating sorrow and revolt, it would have been a matter of ironic laughter ....

Yet the hope still persists, it still does, ever lingering, the Lebanese people who have been too busy with survival to seek greener pastures have at least managed to excel at that. As people return passionately to their land I say, the Phoenix shall rise again, I just hope it rises wiser.