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To: Dale Baker who wrote (25387)	7/28/2006 11:53:51 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541921

Tide of Arab Opinion Turns to Support for Hezbollah By NEIL MacFARQUHAR I was about to post this article. Glad I read the thread before doing so. It's very telling. Pair this with the Gelb article this morning and it's clear both what's happening and, at least one clear suggestion as to what needs to be done. But, at least for the moment, the US doesn't appear to be doing it. There is also an article making the rounds that the Israeli cabinet voted against certain military plans and a Haaratz piece that argued the Israeli civilian leadership is too much under the military thumb.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (25387)	7/28/2006 2:02:33 PM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541921

I have to admit that Hezbollah is a much tougher nut to crack than I thought initially. It is not that difficult to understand. UN1559 was passed in 2004. It has been ignored since. Never enforced. How long has Israel been out of Lebanon? 5-6 years? The Hezbollah (a four letter word for Iran) has been building their military skills and strength ever since. Syria been serving as a willing co-conspirator. The Lebanese government and people sat and watched. Either, because they supported Hezbollah or feared them. The UN deserves much of the credit for where we are today. They remain an impotent entity skilled in two week conferences, lengthy and expensive luncheons and dinners. My bottom line is that diplomacy will not work. It has been tried repeatedly and failed for the past forty years or so. Egypt and Jordan were the two exceptions. And that probably was because they had been defeated by Israel earlier. What brilliance and diplo-speak today will bring peace when the terrorist factions are even more committed to destroying or conquering the free world? It is necessary for all of us to understand and accept the notion that the terrorists don't recognize truth, honesty or integrity as necessary components of negotiations. Arafat proved that over and over and over and over.