Colpy said:
Are they still thinking about troops from Malaysia and Indonesia?
That would be insane, as both nations do not recognize the state of Israel.
Maybe they just figure if the Israeli's aren't willing to recognize a Pal State ...
I don't know about this UN mission to Lebanon I think it is doomed to failure. Unless the grievances are addressed (i.e. return the Golan Heights to Lebanon, let the 300 000(?) Pal refugees in Lebanon return to their homes, disarm Hezbollah, return political prisoners etc.) then the cause of the conflict is not addressed, and those peacekeepers will be caught between a rock and a hard place.
I think it is a mission doomed to failure. Besides, I don't know how the Lebanese would feel about Canadian peacekeepers, now that our historic role as a nuetral player in conflicts has been shot all to hell by Harper and Mackay and we've unequivocally taken a side.
Would the Lebanese trust Canadian peacekeepers? :?