Israel Gains Nothing

Remember that 34 day war that ensued after Israel launched attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006, supposedly in response to the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers?

The war ended without anything gained from it except a demonstration of Hezbollah's ability to withstand the Israeli bombardments.

Now it turns out the two Israeli soldiers, who were never freed, are now dead and the Israelis have agreed to a swap of a living Lebanese killer, for the remains of the two soldiers.

And somehow Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, is still leading that nation. Amazing.