[bill1952]

and urged Iran and Syria to halt their support for the Lebanese militant group

LOL! Talk about weak.

[HardStarboard]

>>> By yesterday afternoon the clashes had largely subsided because Hezbollah fighters were facing no more resistance...<<<

A whole lot of good the big hooraugh did about stationing three or four of our warships off the Lebanon coast....

George, if you don't pull the trigger, they think your a woosie.....you have yet to prove them wrong.

[rawhide]

The White House said it was "very troubled" by Hezbollah's move and urged Iran and Syria to halt their support for the Lebanese militant group.

Empty words. This is a ridiculous statement.

[Fichori]

Lets sponsor a bunch of Freepers to go Freep those ——— uhh, militants.

[OahuBreeze]

Ahmadinejad and Khamenei’s silly arrogance has them way over-extended. Good time for sane Persians to seize power before someone else does it for them.

[roses of sharon]

A blow to US policy?

Good lord, a blow to the headchoppers who prove to the world everyday that they are not capable of governing or living amongst civilized human beings.

[Royal Wulff]

Be sure to read how the affected Lebanese mock Obama’s platitudes on the situation:

http://jehasnail.blogspot.com/2008/05/reading-between-lines.html

http://www.beirutbeltway.com/beirutbeltway/2008/05/obama-time-to-e.html

[John123]

US POLICY on the Middle East suffered a major blow yesterday as Hezbollah fighters seized control of Muslim west Beirut

Not sure why it is a "blow" to US?

How come it isn't a blow to Israel? How come it isn't a blow to Sunni Arab countries? How come it isn't a blow to Greenland?

Is the source anti-American and they just had to put US in the article?

[tobyhill]

Now that the Hezbos have West Beirut, what are they going to do with it? They are still in the same position they were in before killing people.