A Lebanese neighbor of mine ...

[Onlooker]

A Lebanese neighbor of mine, a graduate student, just got back from Lebanon today. In American politics, she's a liberal. She's a Christian, which puts her more in the Lebanese camp that is sympathetic to Israel. She said that the people she spoke with blame Hezbelloh, not Israel, but if Israel continues killing civilians that will soon change. She said everyone knows the Lebanese government is very weak, and most people are hoping for a ceasefire and UN peacekeeping troops like Blair has proposed. She would like to see the radical wing of Hezbelloh out of her country.

[deaniac21]

1. Hmmm...

:popcorn:

[SlipperySlope]

2. That is indeed what most Lebanese want

[Master Mahon]

3. "the radical wing of Hezbelloh out of her country."

That apparently does NOT include ALL of Hezbelloh?

I want the radical wing of the GOP out of my country too!!

[alfredo]

7. there's the political and the military wing.

Just like the IRA has the Sin Fein.

[TomClash]

4. That's a reasonable viewpoint, for the most part nt

[malta blue]

5. Thanks for sharing this. I am glad that she is out of

harm's way.

[Jacobin]

6. Who is going to pay for the destroyed infrastructure?

Billions of dollars in damage to roads, bridges, powerstations, the airport, homes, apartment buildings, etc.

Somehow, I think Lebanon will begin to resent the wholesale destruction of their infrastructure.