Nations Reluctant to Commit Troops to Lebanon

[eyl]

Support is building quickly for an international military force to be placed in southern Lebanon, but there remains a small problem: where will the troops come from?

The United States has ruled out its soldiers participating, NATO says it is overstretched, Britain feels its troops are overcommitted and Germany says it is willing to participate only if Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia which it would police, agrees to it, a highly unlikely development.

“All the politicians are saying, ‘Great, great’ to the idea of a force, but no one is saying whose soldiers will be on the ground,” said one senior European official. “Everyone will volunteer to be in charge of the logistics in Cyprus.”

NYTimes

[pelsar]

1. who would want to?....

it would mean committing them to combat....Hizballa will not be giving up their guns voluntary....best bet is the lebanese army, it is after all their country, and attacking them would be seen as attacking the country.....(though i dont know what kind of shape their in politically), whereas attacking a european would be attacking an infidle

saudi arabia? egyptians?...maybe but they'll need the lebanese to back them.

[LiberalVoice]

2. Unless those forces were to work with the Lebanese army.

But that would probably just open up a whole new can of worms.