Multinational will work this time

Submitted by Daniel (United States), Aug 1, 2006 at 19:23

This time a multinational force will work. Instead of running away from Hezbollah like it did in 1983, this time every body knows Syria is behind Hezbollah. Presumably Syria would hold Hezbollah back if there were US troops there this time. The alternative would be a US presence determined to punish Syria, already based in Lebanon. The multinational force in Lebanon would deter the Syrians.

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