Lebanon, the Imaginary Nation

[Danny]

By Alan Caruba
CNSNews.com Commentary from the National Anxiety Center
August 14, 2006

"Before the Israeli attack, Lebanon no longer existed, it was no more than a hologram." So wrote the Lebanese journalist, Michael Behe, on July 30. His commentary was posted on the website of the Metula News Agency in Beirut.

To understand the Lebanese situation, it helps to know that despite a history dating back to biblical times, modern Lebanon was the post-WWI invention of Western powers, England and France, in 1920. It became independent of France in the early 1940s.

Then in the 1970s, the Palestinians, driven out of Jordan and elsewhere, moved in. Doing what they do best, they started a civil war and, in 1978, after a Palestine Liberation Organization attack killed 37 Israeli civilians, Israel launched an offensive to drive them away from its northern border.

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[RealDeal]

In the last world war, America, Britain, and other allied nations expended years and thousands of lives to win against the dictatorships of Germany and Japan. In the end, we demanded and got "unconditional surrender."

That is what we are going to need to do in the Middle East to free ourselves from the threat of the Islamic Jihad.

:yes:

[kdranch]

We had lots of allies including Stalin and nations to bomb. Who do we bomb now and do we make a deal with Iran. I'm thinking we should.....I know, what a horrible thought. Read a bit on the internal politics in Iran seems the majority of the folks there hate their fearless leader. I know we are also doing some OPs inside Iran. A small spark could very well spell doom for Irans leader.

[Terri]

Who do we bomb now and do we make a deal with Iran. I'm thinking we should.....I know, what a horrible thought.
Should what? Bomb? or make a deal?