[gogogodzilla]

Great, but NATO in this case means Europeans. I doubt that many European countries want to be involved in that mess. Anyway It will take at least weeks to deploy there serious forces.

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Oh, darn... a few more weeks of interruption-free pounding on the Hizbollah.

:-P

PS: Not to mention that Israel could request that only certain member-nations of NATO provide troops. Like maybe the US, Poland, and Denmark?

(I really don't think Poland or Denmark would turn a blind eye to the antics of Hizbollah.)

[Grzegorz 246]

"Like maybe the US, Poland, and Denmark?"

US is for Hezb. not much different than Israel, so can't be a part of "peacekeeping" forces. Poland doesn't have enough cash and Denmark is a small country. I heard that in Germany they discuss If should send in, but I think that they will use their sensitive relations with Jews as a good excuse to not do It or at best will send a few hundred troops. Spain and Italy with their lefty governments will rather not get seriously involved either. UK has already thousands in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Only France and Turkey could send serious forces, then other European countries all together could add the rest. Anyway that will be possible only after Hezb. is withdrawn or destroyed. "NATO forces" could stop them from coming back, but they are not going to be involved in any real offensive war against them.

[satan]

I think they'll requst a SS Panzer Brigade.