Bush: Recognition of Hezbollah loss 'will take time'
US President George Bush admitted today it could take time for the people of Lebanon and the world to view the war between Israel and Hezbollah as a loss for the militant group.
“The first reaction, of course, of Hezbollah and its supporters is to declare victory. I guess I would have done the same thing if I were them,” Mr Bush said.
“Sometimes it takes people awhile to come to the sober realisation of what forces create stability and what don’t,” he said. “Hezbollah is a force of instability.”
Mr Bush also expressed some disappointment with France’s decision to offer just 400 soldiers to a UN peacekeeping force being developed to calm the situation in southern Lebanon. France was expected to lead the mission, and its announcement of such a small number led to doubts that the force would deploy quickly.
“France has said they will send some troops,” the president said tersely. “We hope they’ll send more.”
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