On an unannounced trip to ravaged Beirut, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice outlined a plan Monday to deploy an international force, possibly led by NATO, in a buffer zone just inside Lebanon for 60 to 90 days, after which it would expand its mission to help the Lebanese army regain control of the south, Lebanese and U.S. officials said. The force would also help train the army, which according to U.S. officials now has neither the will nor the means to disarm Hezbollah, Lebanon’s last private militia. Full Story
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