WASHINGTON - "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is floating a two-step plan for "enduring peace" on the Israel-Lebanon border as she meets with world leaders in Rome today, officials say.
The huddle is aimed at ending the warfare triggered two weeks ago when Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorists crossed the border to kidnap two Israeli soldiers.
The first step in Rice's plan could be an interim international force of 10,000 troops - perhaps from Muslim nations such as Egypt and Turkey - to stay for 90 days or so once there's a cease-fire."
Yeah that'll work. Asking foxes to protect the henhouse from foxes. Glad to see that Condi hasn't faltered in her ongoing effort to out-jingo the Clinton administration in tossing one cliche after another until something sticks.
Enduring peace. With Arabs. With Israel in the mix.
Sure.
Then an international force of three times that many to create a buffer zone. "International" means U.N., and since there's nothing to steal in Lebanon how long before they become the spearhead for yet another attack on Israel.
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