Comments on: Think The Lebanese Army Can Resist Hezbollah? http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/13/think-the-lebanese-army-can-resist-hezbollah/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sean P http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/13/think-the-lebanese-army-can-resist-hezbollah/comment-page-1/#comment-75765 Sean P Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:15:10 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/13/think-the-lebanese-army-can-resist-hezbollah/#comment-75765 No, this is not an encouraging sign, but I detect a lot of anger in Fnesh's comments at the military for not siding with Hezbolla like Fnesh promised it would. Hezbolla clearly sees the Lebanese military as an enemy, and the military leaders know it. Look, whether the truce was a good idea or not, the question is how to handle this situation going forward. A "long term truce" cuts both ways, and the US should do what it can to assist in the buildup of the Lebanese military while Hezbolla re-arms itself during this "truce." No, this is not an encouraging sign, but I detect a lot of anger in Fnesh’s comments at the military for not siding with Hezbolla like Fnesh promised it would. Hezbolla clearly sees the Lebanese military as an enemy, and the military leaders know it.

Look, whether the truce was a good idea or not, the question is how to handle this situation going forward. A “long term truce” cuts both ways, and the US should do what it can to assist in the buildup of the Lebanese military while Hezbolla re-arms itself during this “truce.”

]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/13/think-the-lebanese-army-can-resist-hezbollah/comment-page-1/#comment-75726 too many steves Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:02:27 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/13/think-the-lebanese-army-can-resist-hezbollah/#comment-75726 The gamble by Israel is that while they agree to, and honor, a cease-fire, Hezbollah will not and the world will finally see that Israel is the victim and Hezbollah the aggressor. Unfortunately, Israeli's will die and be injured while Israel learns that a majority of the government's of the world will never take their side in a quarrel. All that "turn the other cheek" stuff only works in fables. The gamble by Israel is that while they agree to, and honor, a cease-fire, Hezbollah will not and the world will finally see that Israel is the victim and Hezbollah the aggressor. Unfortunately, Israeli’s will die and be injured while Israel learns that a majority of the government’s of the world will never take their side in a quarrel. All that “turn the other cheek” stuff only works in fables.

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