Reply #4: this is not going to be a permanent mission [View All]

[tocqueville]

but even if there is some truth in your post, Lebanon was in need of help. This time the UN will provide help because they have the means of doing it. In a way it reminds of the Bosnia mission, when it could really be enforced. Lebanon wins more right now than Israel, I see the people's reaction on TV here, the UN is really welcomed with flowers, because they feel protected from Israel.

If the mission is a success, Palestinians could be smart enough (including Hamas) to demand that Gaza and the whole left bank would be turned into UN hands, under premises that all Israeli leave the occupied territories. So the UN would be a nation builder. This would be a nightmare for the Israeli, who will probably never accept.