Here is my humble prediction:
All this talk of a ceasefire, foreign peacekeepers, removal of Hizbollah is just part of the long-term political strategy to pursue conflict in Syria. These are precursors to military action in Syria.
I think the whole Beirut bombing was just to try to overtly instigate Syrian involvement and we may see these instigations over the next few weeks.
Having failed that, the long-term strategy will be opted for.
Things haven't come full circle yet, but learning from all the years of sanctions, foreign inspectors, no-fly zones, this is essentially the same thing we saw in Iraq.... '91-2003 was less than 14 years.......Syria-Ops will commence in shorter time frame.
Deja Vu all over again.