No. of Recommendations: 2
First problem is Hezbollah is larger than the Lebanese army.
Second problem, how reliable are the grunts in the Lebanese army? Would they attack Hezbollah, or go over to their side?
On the first point, the Israelis are doing what they do, which is to say they're working their way down the list of commanders and important people. And getting rid of them.
On the second, the Lebanese army IIRC is full of Sunni Muslims, Christians and Druze. Anyone who wants to fight for Hezbollah already is.
Israel demands a "security zone" in southern Lebanon.
At the meeting Rubio hosted, the Lebanese ambassador said words to the effect "we are a sovereign country. You can't simply take a twenty mile deep slice".
Meanwhile Israeli zealots are chomping at the bit to fill that "security zone" with settlements.
Complicated, isn't it?
Of course. But if you're Lebanon, and the Israelis do you the massive favor of removing the terrorist army that's been occupying 20-30% of your country for 40+ years, you're getting a massive gift. Especially once the US aid rolls in as a sweetener to rebuild Beirut back into the Paris of the Middle East.
