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| Leb pols dither |
| 2006-07-14 |
| BEIRUT: Political and religious powers lashed out Thursday at the "unjustified" Israeli offensive against Lebanese civilians and infrastructure, demanding a comprehensive cease-fire and an end to Israel's siege. MP Walid Jumblatt said that "the government's stand is clear: It cannot assume responsibility for an act about which it was not consulted." The Progressive Socialist Party leader added Israel's aggression against Lebanon cannot be "justified, is useless and can only increase the destruction." In an interview with TeleLiban, Jumblatt, a leading member of the March 14 Forces, urged the United Nations to sponsor a cease-fire between the two countries. "We can discuss with [Hizbullah leader] Sayyed Hassan [Nasrallah] the best way to defend Lebanon later so that the decision to make peace or wage war will be in the hands of the Lebanese government," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Jumblatt may become jamsplatt before this is over, especially if he keeps pouring gas on the fire. Isreal won't put up with him or anyone else telling them what to do. Jumblatt, my advise is to shut up, find a deep cave, sit down and stay there. Look out every once in awhile to see if the sun's still shining, and if smoke is rising from Beirut. If it is, go back in. If it isn't, better hope Israel has pulled back to their side of the border, or you're toast. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-07-14 20:13 |
| #5 "Do you claim sovereignty over the territory Hezbollah is using to stage its attacks?... Well, that makes you responsible." Exactly, which is why the claim of both a political wing and a military wing is a reckless coward's claim. |
| Posted by: Jules 2006-07-14 15:14 |
| #4 MP Walid Jumblatt said that "the government's stand is clear: It cannot assume responsibility for an act about which it was not consulted." Sorry, Kumquat, it don't work that way. Do you claim sovereignty over the territory Hezbollah is using to stage its attacks? Yes, you do, right? Well, that makes you responsible. If an organization used US territory to stage attacks on Canada, then the US would be responsible; in fact, it would be the right of Canada to use its military to destroy that group, and the US would either have to buck up and take it, or come to the group's defense and effectively admit it approved the attacks. This in fact happened in the early days of the US; a group was attacking British interests in Canada from US soil (New York state, I believe). The Brits attacked the group, and the US took the option of ignoring the attack. The US had failed to maintain the monopoly on force projected from its territory, and so the British were entitled to defend themselves. So keep bleating about "not being consulted" and all that crap, and admit to the world that Lebanon's just a rump state, unable to actually govern itself. Or buck up, shut up, and let the Israelis clean up the mess you let get out of hand. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-07-14 07:01 |
| #3 I thought Mulligans were for golf. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-07-14 01:54 |
| #2 Simply put, hell NO! |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-14 01:12 |
| #1 Lebanon = Hezbolistan |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-14 01:11 |