One factor in our favor at Turtle Bay this week will be the overwhelming desire of the European diplomats to…no, not deal with terrorism…no, not bring lasting peace to the Middle East…but to get the heck out of here for their summer vacations. Tomorrow it’s August 1 and they will still have to be here working. Hezbollah has finally gone too far! The other leverage we have is to say if a resolution isn’t acceptable to us–i.e., if it calls for an immediate ceasefire–we’ll see that nothing happens. These factors might be enough for us to get something at least re-affirming 1559 and setting out the principles for a more sustainable ceasefire.