Margaret Thatcher famously told Bush 41 not to "go wobbly on me" in the hours after Iraq crossed Kuwait's borders, and he luckily didn't.

Is Bush 43 going wobbly on Israel's right to destroy Hezbollah? His renewed vigor for a cease-fire, as well as sending Condoleeza Rice back to the Middle East to achieve who knows what, suggests that he is.

George W. Bush has handled this crisis admirably thus far, but that will likely be forgotten if he pressures Israel to accept any cease-fire that would leave Hezbollah's military capability intact, and thus a continuing threat to stability in the region.

Hezbollah killed hundreds of U.S. Marines in 1983. Israel is killing Hezbollah now. It doesn't seem like a time for a cease-fire or for sending Condoleeza Rice back for talks. It does seem like a time for killing more Hezbollah and destroying their war machines.

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Paul over at Powerline on Rice's return trip:

Although this visit is a bad idea, I'm hoping that it's just an effort to keep Tony Blair and others happy. With any luck, Rice will just go through the motions while Israel gets on with the job. Unfortunately, as we have noted, Israel does not seem to getting on with the job as forcefully as it needs to.