Hezbollah agreeing to the UN cease fire is what the NFL likes to call HALF TIME.

Hezbollah will start the fighting soon.

Originally Posted by oRTouCH

I was really suprised when Hezballah declared that they won... He shouldn't talk about a victory cuz about 1100 civilians died because of him. And also Israel killed a lot of Hezballah guerillas so I think that Israel is the winner.

Also I know the loser... Civilians, civilians, civilians...

Could you imagine the Turkish forces participating inthe Peace Keeping UN force?

Originally Posted by boris116

Could you imagine the Turkish forces participating inthe Peace Keeping UN force?

Good point. Lebanon was once a Turkish possession. Might be odd having Turkish troops there.

Originally Posted by 2dold4this

Good point. Lebanon was once a Turkish possession. Might be odd having Turkish troops there.

Turkey has already agreed to send troops.

Dean.

Originally Posted by Dean

Turkey has already agreed to send troops.

Dean.

Yep. Be interesting to see how the Shiite Hezbolla gets along with Sunni Turks that used to occupy their country.

Why is lebanon not part of some other country? DId it not fit in with the surrounding nations, why didn't they make it bigger?

It has a plurality of relgious denominations and it's a small country that is a mish mash of the mid east. It just seems in retrospect to have been a bad idea since its so easily picked on by its neighbors.

France, I believe has offered troops

Originally Posted by Team Infidel

France, I believe has offered troops

I'm not sure if that is a good idea. Last month I was in Paris and needed to buy a Coke to take on the plane, when I reached for my wallet 37 Frenchmen surrendered! What's going to happen when they confront someone with a real weapon?

If the French send troops, they will be very well received. France has far more influence in Lebanon than does any other country, and their military is first-rate, in spite of American beliefs to the contrary. It is very possible, even probable that the first units to be sent in will be the Foreign Legion, and they are among the best in the world. For Lebanon it is a good idea, as both the French and particularly the Foreign Legion would be very difficult to accuse of bias, and if the reports I have read are correct, they will be with the Turks and the Indonesians, both of which are Muslim countries. So that will be one good western army to provide the backbone and soms Muslim units to provide the PR. this does have a chance of working out....IF the Lebanese government gets its s**t together and finds a way to truly neutralize Hezbollah.

Dean.

Dean
Keep your dreams alive. We all have them ... but ... I am not very hopeful that diplomacy will work out any better this time than it did the last two times that Hezbollah And Hamas received a diplomatic settlement with Israel.

HAMAS - Israel gave up claims to certain lands to Palestinian people. What happened? - Hamas went to the highest points of land and lobbed rockets into Israel and then began another round of bombings.

HEZBOLLAH - Israel pulled out of occupied lands in the southern part of Lebanon and turned control over to the Lebanese government with the agreement that Hezbollah would be moved out of the southern lands and disarmed. What happened? - Hezbollah went into Israel on armed raids, captured Israeli soldiers and then started terrorist attacks against Israel.

Every time that Israel has tried to give the UN (or) any other body a chance to craft a diplomatic solution that will allow Israel to live in peace, some terrorist group rises up and breaks the agreement almost faster than the ink can dry. The biggest stumbling block was/is/will be - Iran and Syria.

Iran, because they pull the strings and arm both Hezbollah and Hamas.

Syria, because they are responsible for getting weapons, ammo and other supplies to Hezbollah.

Until these two countries are dealt with and made to assume responsibility for their own actions, peace in the Middle East will be but a dream. SO - keep dreaming Dean.