U.S. resolution would disarm Hezbollah
The United States is planning to introduce a new U.N. resolution on disarming Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, but U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday this should not hold up the quick deployment of U.N. peacekeepers. Bolton said getting an expanded U.N. force on the ground is the most urgent priority because of the fragile cease-fire agreement that came into effect Aug. 14 under U.N. Resolution 1701, which calls for the 2,000-member U.N. force to be expanded to 15,000 troops. Full Story