While many are justifiably celebrating Hezb'allah's (the party of God)  defeat in last Sunday's Lebanese election, JINSA (Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs) had a more sober assessment, warning "Worry if it loses."    Huh?  First, not that much changes in Lebanon, as Hezb'allah has about the same number of seats in Lebanon's parliament as it had before the election.  Therefore, for Hizb'allah   losing the election leaves you in a better position to win the war. Winning makes you responsible, and Hezbollah has learned that responsibility can be painfully counterproductive. In other words if Hezb'allah had won, it would not be able to bomb northern Israel with impunity and snatch Israeli soldiers as it did in the summer of 2006, precipitating an Israeli invasion of Lebanon.  (Israel, surrounded by enemies, has to contend with Hez'ballah in Lebanon on its northern border; Hamas continues to bomb Israel in...(Read Full Post)