The French negotiators were the lead architects of the cease fire. I guess they didn't bother talking to their Generals first.
--- Jean Laeremans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/27/06, Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > They were the ones who wrote the original mandate. > > What crap. > > Oh really ? > > "Because of opposition from the Lebanese government, > which includes > Hizbullah cabinet ministers, the resolution did not > give the force > broad rules of engagement that would have allowed > peacekeepers to take > offensive action. > > France was widely expected to take the lead in > reinforcing UNIFIL, > which is now led by a French general. But it > refused, citing the > limited authority for the force. In an interview > last week, Defense > Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie explained the decision > by saying, "You > cannot send out men and tell them that they should > watch what's > happening but that they have no right to defend > themselves or fire." > > http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0823/p01s03-wome.html > > A+ > jml > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
