U.S. and NATO Balk on Troops for Lebanon Force
Support is building quickly for an international military force to be placed in southern Lebanon, but there remains a small problem: where will the troops come from?The United States has ruled out its soldiers’ participating, NATO says it is overstretched, Britain feels its troops are overcommitted and Germany says it is willing to participate only if Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that it would police, agrees to it, a highly unlikely development. Full Story