Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[shazzam7]

Earnie, excellent article, thanks for posting.

It's very important to remember that it was Israel's foolish invasion of Lebanon - under its Likudnik/fascist Begin government and General Sharon - in the 80's (greenlighted by Reagan and many of the Neo-con PNAC'ers in the Bush Admin) that gave birth to Hizbollah.

Now, there are suggestions for putting foreign troops along the border. WIf so, we can only hope they aren't US troops, as the last time the US - under Reagan - tried putting troops in Lebanon (marines at the airport), about 250 of them came home in wooden boxes after having their barracks blown up by the then nascent Hizbollah.

Oh, but that prospect doesn't seem to stop Bush from putting troops in a situation where they are little more than sitting ducks and baby-sitters among well-armed factions.