September 21, 2006
Why the Delay?
I can't understand why Israel has delayed its withdrawal in the wake of a 34-day war instigated by Hezbollah.
After all, UNIFL (the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) did promise they would keep the peace by acting as a buffer between Hezbollah and Israel, and they are certainly doing a spectacular job thus far.
Here are French tanks under UNIFL in peacekeeping duties. That parking lot is certainly well-defended. No Hezbollah activity there.
Here are Italian peacekeepers under UNIFL. No Hezbollah rockets in these boxes of merchandise.
This French peacekeeper can't see any members of Hezbollah through these sunglasses.
It certainly looks like southern Lebanon is under the kind of helpful protection we've come to expect from the United Nations.
I don't understand the Israeli concerns at all.
The Israelis are there to make sure that UNIFIL is protected so they are able to enjoy these lovely moments of leisure.
Posted by: jay at September 21, 2006 12:25 PMI'm sure Hizbullah is quaking in their collective boots at the deployment of French tanks to Lebanon, especially when they're deployed in such a way that a Hizbullah suicide bomber or anti-tank group could easily damage or destroy an entire group of tanks in one shot/salvo.
Posted by: lawhawk at September 21, 2006 12:42 PMEven better are the photographs of the "peacekeeping" force yukking it up with Hezbullah supporters (who look suspiciously like Hezbullah MILITANTS)
Check out this glaring example, for instance. (Remove the first "-" from the URL to make it work. Go mu.nu go.)
Posted by: Brian C. Ledbetter at September 21, 2006 12:53 PMSomeone should look at the work of Dr. Howard Thomas, Dept. of Polymer and Fiber Engineering at Auburn University.
http://eng.auburn.edu/new_site/admin/marketing/newsroom/archive/2005/august/au-professor-touts.html
Disclaimer: I am the Head of the Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering
Posted by: Peter Schwartz at September 21, 2006 04:53 PM
