UN and the Middle East
Posted by Moonage on 12 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: International Issues
The UN passed a resolution last night calling for a cease fire between Lebanon and Israel, citing human atrocities on both sides of their border. It called upon the Middle East nations to respect the sovereignty of Lebanon. And, it called for a cessation of military aggression by Israel. And, it caleld for a deployment of up to 15,000 UN peacekeepers to secure the border.
What it did not do is recognize the fact that this is not a war between Lebanon and Israel, but rather a military reaction to terrorist acts by Hezbollah. When the UN acknowledges the fact that Lebanon is rotting from the inside out, maybe then we’ll have the permanent solution to the conflict I have witnessed my entire life. Lebanon is totally toothless in dealing with Hezbollah. The terms of the ceasefire do not address the issue Hezbollah has with Israel. Therefore, I see no reason whatsoever for Hezbollah to respect those terms and I see no way Lebanon can stop them. I have history to back me up on this feeling, there has been a UN sanctioned ceasefire already there for over a decade and Hezbollah has made no effort to respect it. Why should they now? They may go along with it for a little while if they’ve shot all the rockets they had. But, as soon as they can re-stock, they’ll be back.
The UN is useless. Until it recognizes that hatred needs to be dealt with the harshest terms immediately, they will keep going back to the same places and making the same mistakes.
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