Wednesday, July 26, 2006

If Peace Comes, Just Who'll Go In to Keep It? - Los Angeles Times

"...Turkey, a Muslim country and a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member with a respected army and a good relationship with Israel, has been mentioned as a possible contributor. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has said he would welcome Turkish participation.

In Ankara, the Turkish capital, a senior official said his government was open to the idea, but only if the Israelis and Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire.

'Obviously, we don't want to send our soldiers into an inferno and we want to know what the rules of engagement would be,' said the official, who declined to be identified when discussing the force because of its controversial nature..."

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