As Lebanon begs the U.S. to tell Israel to stop trying to level Beirut, I give you this cheerful thought that came unbidden to me a little while ago: right now , all that keeps this situation from turning into a World War III is Iran’s discretion and good sense.
Iran. Discretion. Sense.
There might be a film review later, if I don’t feel too guilty to write it.
Update: To clarify, I don’t buy into the conspiracy theory that Iran is pulling the strings for Hezbollah. On the contrary, Iran’s disconnection from the current fighting is helping to keep it relatively low-key. But both sides could use this as a pretext – no secret that Israel and Iran hate each other – and that’s what makes this go from “fucked” to “seriously motherfucking fucked.”