About a month ago, I blogged on what should come after the fighting is done in Lebanon.
We must allow Israel to finish what it has started.
We didn’t. Israel was on a “timetable” granted by the “international community” from the start.
The US/UN/Whatever should not be trying to force a cease fire and moving in peackeepers to defacto protect Hezbollah.
Well, the worse case is happening. The Lebanese army and returning civilians will be in place to be an incentive against Israeli action (but not Hezbollah actions).
The US should be organizing a sysadmin force to move in when Israel is done with Lebanon.
Not happening – Barnett addresses this better then I ever could.
Oh well.
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Hezbollah has pulled off an international coup. Not only are they still in position, but they have improved their position: They are the ones on site to provide basic assistance to the returning civilians, including (as reported on the MSM) the provision of shelter for those who lost their homes because of the, er, ‘dastardly’ Israelite bombing campaigns.
My cursory prediction: Hezbollah will settle down a bit, use Syrian and Iranian money to help the citizens of Southern Lebanon resettle and reconnect. I.e., the sysadmin will be Syrian, Iranian, and Hezbollah, at least until the international community can collect their own things and make it to the region.
By: Curtis Gale Weeks on August 16, 2006
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LGF (http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=22134_NYT-_Hizballah_Suddenly_Everywhere&only) has more on the Hezbollah SysAdmin efforts.
By: purpleslog on August 16, 2006
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