A novel idea

Now here's a novel idea. Straight from your local Persian nutjob, the perfect solution to the whole "middle east" thing. All that violence, all these years, if we'd only known.

All we need to do is destroy Israel.

Problem solved. Thanks Mr. Ahmadinejad sir, for that wonderfully useful and timely advice. I also like how he's calling for a ceasefire. The only problem with that, from a moral standpoint, is that his country is almost entirely responsible for funding Hezbollah in the first place. All those rockets being launched into Israel? Yeah, they're generally Iranian. Also, the guy that started the raid into Israel? He might be enjoying an all-expense paid stay at the wonderful Iranian embassy in Lebanon. Paging Dr. Hypocrisy. Dr. Hypocrisy, you have a patient in Tehran.

All that said, however, this is a pretty good development for several reasons. First, while the clerics hold the real power in Iran (Ahmadinejad couldn't even get women into soccer stadiums), Iran barks, and Hezbollah jumps. One of the main reasons this current fray was started could be because Iran wanted to take the heat off of its nuclear program. At the very least, Hezbollah represents a significant investment of time, treasure, and prestige for the Iranians. So why ask for a cease-fire?

Could it be that Hezbollah is starting to feel the burn? Is Iran trying to preserve their investment from crippling damage? Or are they just trying (also pronounced: failing) to preserve an air of disinterested legitimacy? Either way, it's an interesting announcement.