UNITED NATIONS IMPOTENCE: Going to the U.N. [for help in securing a cease-fire in Lebanon] is pointless. The U.N. Security Council already demanded, in 2004, that Hezbollah disarm. And while there are U.N. troops in Lebanon, they've never taken steps to enforce that resolution. So there's no reason to believe the U.N. can accomplish anything. . . . The real problem is that Iran and Syria are supporting terrorists, and these terrorists are heavily armed and eager to kill. The only way to stop them is to kill them or force them to disarm. The U.N. isn't going to do that; only a powerful military can. -- Rich Tucker, townhall.com, 8/7/06