https://pjmedia.com/ronrosenbaum/2009/06/08/give-obama-and-chicago-politics/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 14:57:35 -0400<![CDATA[&#8230;a little credit for the Lebanese election outcome. I realize many of you whose reading is, shall we say, circumscribed, may be unaware of just how important Hezbollah&#8217;s failure (at least so far) to take over Lebanon is in making a nuclear war less likely in the Middle East, but take my word for it. Sure they&#8217;re still a power, but&#8211;as of Sunday&#8217;s election results&#8211;they don&#8217;t rule the way they expected to: it&#8217;s a game changing psychological blow. It means, for one thing, Israel can be marginally a little less trigger happy over Iran (Hezbolllah&#8217;s sponsor) , it won&#8217;t have to feel surrounded on three sides, and though not much, that could make the difference between a nuclear war and none.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:46:46 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Rosenbaum]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-rosenbaum/2009/06/08/give-obama-and-chicago-politics-n115983