Cease-Fire with Hezbollah Wouldn't Bring Mideast Peace

A quick, simple cease-fire is not the answer to the war Israel is fighting. A sustained, effective Israeli offensive that at least drives Hezbollah h from the border and takes down the missile threat is the only answer to the new Middle East war inflicted on the world by Hezbollah , Syria, and Iran.

Nor are UN peacekeepers the answer. UN peacekeepers have been on the ground in southern Lebanon for years, have failed to stop aggression across what is an internationally recognized border, and have never been completely absolved of acquiescence in the kidnapping and deaths of three IDF soldiers six years ago. Blunting the missile threat must be left to the Israelis. That's why calls for restraint are also wrong. The writer is editor of the Sun-Times editorial page.