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It is difficult to express the scale of the defeat for Lebanon, Israel and the United States, represented by the United Nations Resolution 1701 calling for a cease-fire in Hezbollah-Israeli hostilities. With its unanimous acceptance, there is now virtually nothing in a position to stop Hezbollah from its grandiose objectives.

With the full backing of Iran and Syria, the murderous Shi'ite bigots are well-positioned for taking full control of Lebanon, for rearming and rebuilding to attack Israel another day and for preparing its fanatical cadres to envelop the Middle East and strike directly at the United States.

The situation is so grave that it can accurately be said the latest U.N. resolution has opened the door to a new wave of autocratic terror throughout the Muslim world that makes previous regimes -- Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Hafez Assad in Syria, even the Taliban in Afghanistan -- pale in comparison.

It has been centuries since an indigenous force has been positioned to bring the entire region under control: Hezbollah, with Iran and Syria, have effectively been given the opportunity. As President Bush urges prompt fulfillment of the resolution, consider:

• Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has incomprehensibly announced his forces accept the cease-fire but will continue to fight until all Israeli military have left Lebanese soil.

• Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has firmly said his government will honor the cease-fire, but Israeli forces will not leave Lebanon until the U.N. peacekeeping force is on the ground.

• Lebanese acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri has logically observed that, "A cease-fire that by its terms cannot be implemented is no cease-fire."

So, where does that leave us? As w ritten, Resolution 1701:

(1) Imposes heavy burdens on the Lebanese government and army, which are both weak and heavily influenced by Hezbollah.

(2) Does not mention Iran and Syria, Hezbollah's two greatest supporters.