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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: michael97123 who wrote (191977)7/18/2006 11:25:57 AM
From: carranza2  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
The problem is that the Lebanese government has not taken steps to control southern Lebanon and to demilitarize it. Whether this is a result of weakness or design is irrelevant to Israel, who suffers from the results.
In retrospect, the UN resolution requiring the Lebanese government to take over So. Lebanon was a farce because the government at the time took orders from Syria and was in any event incapable of accomplishing its mission in the south. Because it was powerless and controlled, its failure opened a vacuum which Hizbollah naturally exploited. That Israel allowed this to happen for 6 years is also an Israeli failure. The UN is itself responsible for failing to engage Hizbollah.

Lots of blame to spread around everywhere.

Olmert is the new Sheriff in town.

Whether he'll reverse the mistakes made when Israel left Lebanon 6 years ago remains to be seen.

I asume any ceasefire will require a comprehensive and effective means of demilitarizing south Lebanon. How this will be done is anyone's guess.
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