Saturday Sweetbreads

Yum. Thymus gland . . . but from what animal . . . let's choose a lamb. Since it's summer, let's grill em! After boiling, salting, and placing on a fire, you'll want an appropriate sauce to finalize the full flavor. May I suggest the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which looks surprisingly like previous resolutions (here's a sample):

"8. Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following principles and elements:
Full respect for the Blue Line by both parties;
security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL as authorised in paragraph 11, deployed in this area;
Full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), that require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27, 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese state;
No foreign forces in Lebanon without the consent of its government;
No sales or supply of arms and related materiel to Lebanon except as authorized by its government;
Provision to the United Nations of all remaining maps of land mines in Lebanon in Israel's possession . . . ." (You can read the full text at the BBC link provided on this page.)

So, about two billion dollars worth of damamge to the Lebanonese infrastructure (as esimated by the Public Works Minister to Reuters), and also according to Reuters "at least 1,011 Lebanese, mostly civilians, have been killed in the war. On the 30th day, Israel's death toll has risen to 121 including at least 38 civilians . . . ." and billions in damage to Israel's economy. And so, does the above resolution provide an acceptable text on the right side of the equals sign for the numbers just provided that go on the left side of the equals sign. There's your full sauce for those grilled sweetbreads. Dip them in and chew. As your chewin', let's begin to think about force--what it is, what is it for, and how do you determine when it's worked or not, and then how should that determination affect your decisions?

Soon--the Iliad, Simone Weil, and Garganua goes to war.