Haven’t we been here before?

This seems like a really bad idea:

“BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on Tuesday for establishing a strong international force in Lebanon…”

This will not work. It didn’t work back in 1978, culminating in the attack on the US Marine Barracks in Beirut. And it wasn’t working up until the hostilities started 6 days ago:

“Annan underscored Tuesday that the new force would have to be larger and stronger than a long-established U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, which currently numbers some 2,000 troops and which has long been viewed by all sides in the Middle East as ineffectual and lacking a strong mandate.”

Did you know there was already a UN force in Hezbollah country? A "international force" will not work because they will not have the permission to be in control. Hezbollah will not negotiate. They will kill the UN force if the UN force gets in their way. Their motto is “you are with us or you are against us.” Sound familiar? The only way to solve this is the ugly way – the way Israel is handling it now – the way we are handling Iraq. Elimination of those who have sworn to the eradication of the Jews and installation of a democratic government is the only solution. It’s Iraq all over again. It will be hard. It will be bloody. It will be long. But it is the only way to put an end to regions like southern Lebanon. There should be no cease-fire for years. Help Lebanon get control of their southern state. But no cease-fire. Hezbollah has never abided by a cease-fire, and never will. Placing troops in harms way will only get them killed. Send them in with a mission like Iraq, and they have a fighting chance.