August 15, 2006

Text of the Resolution

Here's the complete text of the resolution, from the BBC.

I've read elsewhere that this thing is DOA, but now that I've read it, I realize it was stillborn.

It explicitly calls for Hezbollah to disarm, and also includes language that requires the only those authorized by the Lebanese government may remain armed.

I'm not sure how they got that included, but that means that Saniora is being given one chance, and one chance only to clean house. If he doesn't get the job done, then by the terms of this resolution, the UN will have recognized that Hezbollah is the true government of Lebanon. The next time a rocket flies, it will be coming from a recognized agent of the Lebanese government, and not a "state within a state"

In that event, there will be nothing left to hold back Israel.

Posted by Rich at August 15, 2006 8:03 PM | TrackBack
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