US dreams of disarming Hezbollah
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U.S. resolution would disarm Hezbollah
The United States is planning to introduce a new U.N. resolution on disarming Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, but U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday this should not hold up the quick deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.
[...] President Bush talked about a new resolution at a news conference in Washington when he was asked whether the United States would demand that U.N. peacekeepers disarm Hezbollah.
"There will be another resolution coming out of the United Nations, giving further instructions to the international force," he said. "First things first is to get the rules of engagement clear so that the force will be robust to help the Lebanese."
"One thing ... for certain is that when this force goes in to help Lebanon Hezbollah won't have that safe haven or that kind of freedom to run in Lebanon's southern border," Bush said.
Asked soon after about a new resolution, Bolton said, "As we've always contemplated, the disarming of Hezbollah, which was not specifically addressed in 1701, would have to be addressed, and that should be coming shortly." Link
db: Disarm Hezbollah - who exactly will do that? The Lebanese army? Italy? And I don't quite see how this flight of fancy is going to help get a 'peacekeeping' force together - I mean, it's one thing to send your troops to patrol the border and do some 'observing' it's another to attempt to disarm - otherwise known as 'go to war with' - Hezbollah. Unless they are planning to offer Hez a firearms amnesty maybe because they will go for that. And when they've given up their weapons maybe they will ask the IDF to come over for some tea.
U.S. resolution would disarm Hezbollah
The United States is planning to introduce a new U.N. resolution on disarming Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, but U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday this should not hold up the quick deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.
[...] President Bush talked about a new resolution at a news conference in Washington when he was asked whether the United States would demand that U.N. peacekeepers disarm Hezbollah.
"There will be another resolution coming out of the United Nations, giving further instructions to the international force," he said. "First things first is to get the rules of engagement clear so that the force will be robust to help the Lebanese."
"One thing ... for certain is that when this force goes in to help Lebanon Hezbollah won't have that safe haven or that kind of freedom to run in Lebanon's southern border," Bush said.
Asked soon after about a new resolution, Bolton said, "As we've always contemplated, the disarming of Hezbollah, which was not specifically addressed in 1701, would have to be addressed, and that should be coming shortly." Link
db: Disarm Hezbollah - who exactly will do that? The Lebanese army? Italy? And I don't quite see how this flight of fancy is going to help get a 'peacekeeping' force together - I mean, it's one thing to send your troops to patrol the border and do some 'observing' it's another to attempt to disarm - otherwise known as 'go to war with' - Hezbollah. Unless they are planning to offer Hez a firearms amnesty maybe because they will go for that. And when they've given up their weapons maybe they will ask the IDF to come over for some tea.
posted by exoplanet at 11:11 PM
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