Posted on 02/18/2008 5:01:53 PM PST by Flavius
With Lebanon in political deadlock and Hizbullah threatening to renew hostilities with Israel, defense officials in Tel Aviv expressed concern on Monday that European countries will gradually reduce their participation in UNIFIL over the coming year.
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The UN has done nothing in Lebanon anyway except allow Syria to take over. Hezbollah runs the country and UNIFIL can’t do anything without their permission.
*sigh* Didn’t Patton say something to the effect that he hated to pay for the same piece of land twice?
This is not UNexpected
German, French and Italian “peacekeepers” only protect Hizb-allah from Israel. Good riddance.
“I am convinced that with every passing day Hizbullah’s might is increasing and in the near future, we will witness the disappearance of this cancerous growth Israel by means of the Hizbullah fighters’ radiation [therapy].”..
...Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Muhammad Ali Jafari wrote..
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203283465824&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
So did he really say cancer because these guys aren’t known for a sense of humor? What a time for that bull shi.. I mean peace kepping mission to fall apart. Its called the “Knowing when the stuffs going to hit the fan and acting surprised as you hit the door running” doctrine. Something the UN has perfected.
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