[marron]

Any military force that is not willing to aggressively confront Hezbollah, or whatever militia eventually replaces Hezbollah, will actually wind up enabling and providing cover for it.

Which leads to the question. Besides possibly the Anglo Americans (who are busy elsewhere) which European militaries would be willing and capable of aggressively confronting Hezbollah?

I can't think of any. Which means that not only are UN peacekeepers a non-starter, NATO is probably a non-starter as well.

[kinghorse]

The Iranians are so predictable. They looked into their archives and saw the visage of Jimmy Carter paralyzed in the Rose Garden over the hostage crisis and decided that's the way to neutralize the west, by kidnapping. Not sure it'll work any more.

[Fenris6]

LOL. We were posting at the same time and both used "Europeans" and "capable[?]".

[MNJohnnie]

Too bad your opinions are not based in any understanding of actual current events. NATO is doing a very fine job in Afganistan doing exactly this stabilization mission.

Be nice if ONE time the Freeper Arm Chair Generals would actually bother to learn even the most basic facts rather then mindlessly posting their daily Know Nothing rantings.

[navyguy]

"Which leads to the question. Besides possibly the Anglo Americans (who are busy elsewhere) which European militaries would be willing and capable of aggressively confronting Hezbollah? "

Serbia and Romania... but that's all. Western Europe is too weak, too anti-Semitic, too old to defend itself.

[MNJohnnie]

If you are going to be so aggressive in posting on this topic, you two should at LEAST bother to learn the facts of what is going on around the world. Start with what NATO is doing in Afghanistan. Either Isareli or US forces would simply move the front since we are the terrorists primary foes. A NATO force doesn't generate the same propaganda resonace with the Terrorits and the Nationalists. Unlike UN they have the military muscle and the professionalism to do the job, unlike US or Israel they do not generate the same sort Nationalistic knee jerk counter response. They are a capable neutral third party that can be used to seperate the foes. We have other fish to fry so we most certainly will NOT be putting our forces in there

[bsaunders]

The one country I would feel most comfortable having the lion's share in the sedation of southern Lebanon would be Poland. Strangely, it is also the one country I have yet to hear given any consideration. Poland and Australia would make a credible force to keep Hezbolla and other puppets of Iran well in check. Just my two cents, for what it's worth.

[La Enchiladita]

I believe there is too much rush to a "solution" other than that which Israel provides.
More forces clearly on Israel's side would be more to my liking.