American Thinker: The Hand of Syria Seen in Lebanese Violence

American Thinker: The Hand of Syria Seen in Lebanese Violence:

"The worried eyes of the western world are turned toward Lebanon as the
under-trained and under-equipped Lebanese army does battle with the Palestinian
terrorist group known as Fatah al-Islam, in and around the Nahr el-Bared refugee
camp just outside of the northern port city of Tripoli.


So far, the
terrorists are staying true to form. They have taken refuge among the civilian
population in the densely crowded camp and are using innocents as human shields.
The Lebanese army, under orders to destroy the terrorists, tries to spare
civilians the worst of the fighting but apparently, to no avail, as many of the
refugees streaming out of the camps this evening report dozens of corpses lying
in the street and in buildings."

The world is watching, that is the problem, the world is just watching. The two forces in the region that could give support to the government of Lebanon, can't for political reasons. America already bogged down politically and militarily in Iraq could lend the strength to get Lebanon through this crisis but in doing so it would undermine the government and empower the terrorists. Israel can't move into Lebanon for fear that other groups in the country will join the fight and it will be seen as a move against Lebanon as a whole. Where are the other countries that talk about the need to defeat terror, and why don't they stand up to the plate when action is needed. If terrorists take over Lebanon, the whole region will be a more deadly place. It should be remembered that Lebanon played a crucial role in the development of the suicide bomber.