Are you talking about the Really Big Tunnel? The only routes into Lebanon are by sea, by air or through Syria or Israel.
Posted on 08/18/2006 9:27:54 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Lebanon’s army has begun setting up checkpoints near dozens of illegal border crossings with Syria and Israel in a bid to help prevent arms smuggling in the region, a Lebanese military official said today.
The plan is apparently aimed primarily at preventing arms supplies from reaching Hezbollah guerrillas – a key demand of last week’s UN ceasefire resolution that ended 34 days of ferocious fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israel repeatedly attacked Lebanon’s roads, bridges and border crossings during the month-long war, saying it wanted to halt the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah, allegedly by Syria and Iran.
The military official said the army plan covers an estimated 60 illegal border crossings with Syria in northern and eastern Lebanon.
Nice thought but what about Iran?
Gaping hole there, or what?
Exactly. Most of the Rocket Launchers that Israel blew up were from Iran.
How about ships coming into Tyre?
I'm still of the opinion that we should take them out, and now. But, would that be the start of Armageddon?
The Lebanese are going to stop the Hizzies from getting arms from Syria and Iran? Oh ya. I believe this. sarc.
That's like putting a wolf at the henhouse door to keep out wolves. Paleez.
"Exactly. Most of the Rocket Launchers that Israel blew up were from Iran."
Iran has no borders with Lebanon.
Are you talking about the Really Big Tunnel? The only routes into Lebanon are by sea, by air or through Syria or Israel.
When they start looking for the underground bunkers, THEN I'll believe they mean business.
Lebanons army IS hizballah.. with uniforms..
Yup you got that right.
(I realise that Syria is a proxy for Iran, but that's already addressed ...)
Any personnel manning these post will either be Hezbollah plants or intimidated Lebanese who will say traffic through their checkpoints is only food and medicine. This operation has all the teeth and meaning of the useless UN resolutions.
I realized that I'm wrong on that one. Sorry people, My mistake. But still Hezbullies still get their stuff from Iran. I guess it's thru Syria.
I'm wondering why they would be looking for arms smugglers coming from Israel? Most of those weapons are coming in airborn with the fuses set...
Ubetcha. Lip service to the world and the stupid.
These are really bribe collection checkpoints.
"These are really bribe collection checkpoints."
That was my first thought too.
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