Israel at War Watch: Condoleezza Rice To Leave on Mideast Trip on Sunday

Reuters: Rice to leave on Mideast trip Sunday: diplomats

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave for the Middle East on Sunday and begin a round of visits there on Monday to seek to reduce fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, diplomats said.

The United States has said it hopes the trip will lay the foundation for a long-lasting solution to the conflict.

Resisting pressure from the United Nations and its European allies, the United States has refused to publicly call for a ceasefire because it says Israel needs time to deal with Hizbollah, which it blames for the fighting.

Rice is expected later on Friday to make the announcement of her trip, which will also include a leg in Asia to attend a regional forum, said one of the diplomats, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid pre-empting her publicly.

It looks like the reports that President Bush had laid the groundwork for a weeks worth of Hezbollah destruction were correct. Once Condi arrives in the Middle East, look for a cease-fire within a matter of days not weeks.

Now, how much disarmament of Hezbollah can the Israeli military accomplish in about ten days?

A sufficient amount…..

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice passes a note to National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley in the Oval Office, July 20, 2006.
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2 Comments

cjd

July 25, 2006 at 6:10 am

Hezbollah is an Arabic, Shiite organization that arose after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The Hezbollah has often been accused of terrorism and radicalism. But in that part of the Earth, every entity has been accused of terrorism and radicalism. Almost all of them live up to it.

Hezbollah appears to be a nation. It is a tightly-knit group of people which share a common culture or ideology.

Hezbollah is not a State, (1) that is to say a self-governing political entity. Its hierarchy and self-determination is not clear. (2) It has no space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries. In fact the headquarters of Hezbollah may not be in Lebanon at all. (3) Hezbollah does not have people who live in any particular country on an ongoing basis, nor does it make the claim. (4) Hezbollah does not have an economic activity or an organized economy. A country would regulate foreign and domestic trade and most likely issue money.

Hezbollah is not a nation-state, as it does not have the same borders as a State, that is to say that Hezbollah is not confined within the boundaries of Lebanon.

No nation could ever become a nation-state if outside forces (1) prohibit it from achieving self-governance, (2) prohibit it from occupying space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries, or forcing it to move its headquarters out of the space or territory of its choice, (3) make it impossible for people to live in any particular country on an ongoing basis, or (4) make it impossible to have an economic activity or an organized economy.

If Hezbollah fit the bill for a nation-state, our government would have to deal with it in the same way it deals with Israel.

Outside forces cannot prohibit a tightly-knit group of people from sharing a common culture or ideology, short of total analyzation. If Israel and G. W. Bush have their way, this may happen.

I wish the U.S. would quit telling people in the Middle East what to think and do. Strangely, the Hezbollah and capitol of the state of Missouri may have a common link. The capitol of the state of Missouri was moved to Marshall, Texas during the Civil War. At the end of the war it moved back to Missouri. I suppose the Hezbollah would be happy to move completely into Lebanon if the war would ever end, but judging from the hell-raising over the last half century or so after the U.S. got involved I do not expect that to happen for at least another 50 years.

Condoleezza Rice, President G. W. Bushâ€™s puppet, refuses to address WHY Hezbollah exist in the first place; the occupation of Lebanon by Israel, prisoners held by Israel, and bombs and missiles dropped on Lebanon by Israel. Change the technology and it might sound like American Revolution.

Flap

July 25, 2006 at 9:00 am

What have you been smoking, dude?

You are comparing Hezbollah terrorists with patriots of the American Revolution?

Better go back and read some history.

cjd

July 25, 2006 at 6:10 am

Hezbollah is an Arabic, Shiite organization that arose after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The Hezbollah has often been accused of terrorism and radicalism. But in that part of the Earth, every entity has been accused of terrorism and radicalism. Almost all of them live up to it.

Hezbollah appears to be a nation. It is a tightly-knit group of people which share a common culture or ideology.

Hezbollah is not a State, (1) that is to say a self-governing political entity. Its hierarchy and self-determination is not clear. (2) It has no space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries. In fact the headquarters of Hezbollah may not be in Lebanon at all. (3) Hezbollah does not have people who live in any particular country on an ongoing basis, nor does it make the claim. (4) Hezbollah does not have an economic activity or an organized economy. A country would regulate foreign and domestic trade and most likely issue money.

Hezbollah is not a nation-state, as it does not have the same borders as a State, that is to say that Hezbollah is not confined within the boundaries of Lebanon.

No nation could ever become a nation-state if outside forces (1) prohibit it from achieving self-governance, (2) prohibit it from occupying space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries, or forcing it to move its headquarters out of the space or territory of its choice, (3) make it impossible for people to live in any particular country on an ongoing basis, or (4) make it impossible to have an economic activity or an organized economy.

If Hezbollah fit the bill for a nation-state, our government would have to deal with it in the same way it deals with Israel.

Outside forces cannot prohibit a tightly-knit group of people from sharing a common culture or ideology, short of total analyzation. If Israel and G. W. Bush have their way, this may happen.

I wish the U.S. would quit telling people in the Middle East what to think and do. Strangely, the Hezbollah and capitol of the state of Missouri may have a common link. The capitol of the state of Missouri was moved to Marshall, Texas during the Civil War. At the end of the war it moved back to Missouri. I suppose the Hezbollah would be happy to move completely into Lebanon if the war would ever end, but judging from the hell-raising over the last half century or so after the U.S. got involved I do not expect that to happen for at least another 50 years.

Condoleezza Rice, President G. W. Bushâ€™s puppet, refuses to address WHY Hezbollah exist in the first place; the occupation of Lebanon by Israel, prisoners held by Israel, and bombs and missiles dropped on Lebanon by Israel. Change the technology and it might sound like American Revolution.
Flap

July 25, 2006 at 9:00 am

What have you been smoking, dude?

You are comparing Hezbollah terrorists with patriots of the American Revolution?

Better go back and read some history.