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2008-04-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

UNIFIL finds Hezbollah arms; gunmen scatter peacekeepers

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Posted by tu3031 2008-04-22 14:27|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 "Run away! Run away!"

OTHO, it sucks being unfil in lebanon, they're basically living targets living in the shadow of the hizbollah, ready to scatter away pronto if/when round II starts over. What would those mighty peacekeeper have done, have a shootout with the gunmen? Even if they won it, this would have been an huge NO-NO from the "international community" point of view, and they would have been thumped heavily by their hierarchy, and targeted by terror attacks from the noxw on-the-warpath hizbollah. They simply can't do a thing, just like the blue helmets who spent years being less than useless at the leb border.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-04-22 14:53|| 2008-04-22 14:53|| Front Page Top

#2 They are the designated human shields in case of Israeli retaliation. That's the way UNIFIL was designed.

Posted by ed 2008-04-22 15:08|| 2008-04-22 15:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Our work is done here, Tonto. Adios...

Our HEROES!!!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-22 15:41|| 2008-04-22 15:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Looks like the blind squirrel just found an acorn.

Better make some procedural changes to ensure that doesn't happen again!

Posted by gorb 2008-04-22 17:13|| 2008-04-22 17:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Why make changes? UNIFIL caught Hezbollah in an area where they weren't supposed to be, with weapons and ammunition they weren't supposed to have.
UNIFIL then returned to their base and filed a report, which was buried among the thousands of others and ignored.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-04-22 17:26|| 2008-04-22 17:26|| Front Page Top

#6 It's a no-win situation.

UNIFL ROE doesn't allow for armed confrontation.

AK-47s against UN sidearms isn't an even match.

Anyone care to guess how fast UN backup would arrive? (hint: it's either 'too late' or 'never')

And 'big surprise' that the UN buried the report.

Posted by Pappy 2008-04-22 17:42|| 2008-04-22 17:42|| Front Page Top

#7 As the Israeli's like to say the "United Nothing" is about as effective as a screen door on a submarine.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-22 19:06|| 2008-04-22 19:06|| Front Page Top

#8 At least the screen door on the submarine keeps the fish out, Golf.

So it's a lot more useful than the Useless Nitwits.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-04-22 20:13|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-04-22 20:13|| Front Page Top

#9 if anyone is asyrprised tget asgol vbe agoyght ub tge gead
sorrry i'm dunk

Posted by sinse 2008-04-22 20:54|| 2008-04-22 20:54|| Front Page Top

#10 no, reaaalllly?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-22 21:01|| 2008-04-22 21:01|| Front Page Top

#11 Either that, or your channeling Joe!

Posted by BA 2008-04-22 22:18|| 2008-04-22 22:18|| Front Page Top

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