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To: neolib who wrote (194775)	8/3/2006 7:17:50 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

why are they going to control S. Lebanon. Is Hezbollah easier to control than the Iraqi violence, is that what you are banking on? No. What I'm betting on is that the Lebanese Army/government has been severely embarrassed because they were impotent to control Hizbullah, even though they recognized that the organization was becoming more and more uncontrollable. But while the Arab terrorist propagandists might be able to claim that the coalition in Iraq was a primarily US/UK occupation of Iraq, it would be MUCH MORE DIFFICULT to make the same claim if Lebanon's government invites the UN in to help them contain the unruly shadow government that Hizbullah has become. NATO has plenty of very well qualified infantry and SpecOps troops, many with experience fighting in Afghanistan. And the French have the Foreign Legion, which is nothing to sniff at given their experience in Africa. What they really lack is the ability to project and sustain that power to any region with any longevity, which is where US assistance will step in. Hawk