Posted by
Tom Grey - Liberty Dad on Thursday, July 27, 2006 3:10:34 AM
Condi Rice and Rumsfeld should agree with Pres. Bush on some Public Relations strategy for the disarming of Hezbollah.
I suggest calling for some 50 000 strong international security force,
to join with the Lebanese Army in a 70-50 (~ 59:41) ratio, with a
mandate to take over security duties in the Hezbollah controlled areas,
and disarm Hezbollah.
The US should support an immediate cease-fire when those 50 000 troops are in Lebanon.
And possibly not before. And if that means the mission, disarm
Hezbollah, must be agreed to before, then that agreement in the
international community must be the first step.
China and Russia, France and Britain, each should be asked for 10 000 troops for such a mission.
Starting with troop commitments will likely mean ceasefire delay -- but
will also focus those who complain about Israel, and whether they are
serious about disarming Hezbollah, and helping Lebanon assert
sovereignty -- the monopoly of legitimate force on that territory.
The disarming of Hezbollah must be part of any "sustainable ceasefire".
If the current UN mission doesn't include that job, they should leave
-- and stop being voluntary UN human shields for Hezbollah terrorists
and murderers.