It was just a question of time, don't you think? Lebanon is weak and ripe for the picking. Ajmadinnerjacket has been emboldened by several things, not the least of which was our election. The war the hezzies took to Israel was a test run of our political willingness to become further enmeshed in the hostilities. Think back at the way the worldwide media bashed Israel for trying to defend herself. How did we respond?
The propaganda machine has taken a very heavy toll.
And with the domestic press banging on about Iraq constantly, and now the release of the ISG report giving them yet more fodder, I don't foresee Bush stepping up with any further military drive in the region unless and until they're on our doorstep. I hope to wrong.
I hope that the President will deal with Iran very soon. We need a massive Air Campaign for few weeks against Iran in order to break them. No need for land invasion. Once Iran is broken, Syria will learn to stop messing around.
We just have to make sure we can get it done in 60 days or less.
That is a good take on the situation.
We were in Lebanon during the civil war there and two truck bombs killed 240 of our service people there. Ronald Reagan pulled us out within 4 months of the bombing.
We are not going back into Lebanon.
The Israelis are stymied because of their present leadership.(Olmert)
The Muslims are now around 60% of the population of Lebanon and that will increase.
Lebanon will fall to the Muslims,eventually.
The Government can't protect itself from the Muslims so the Infidel citizens are on their own. - tom