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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-08-20-mideast-edit_x.htm
Where Are the Peacekeepers?
[USA Today] Editorial - With every passing day, the UN resolution's more ambitious goals - put a robust peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, disarm Hizballah militants, and stop Iran and Syria from rearming them - seem more like a fantasy. The best hope now is to shut down the flow of weapons to Hizballah, which can otherwise use the cease-fire period to rebuild its stock of rockets and missiles. Israel served notice that it is prepared to do that itself if the UN won't.