Arabs and the West Stands Mute While Lebanon is Hijacked by Hezbollah

As tough the talk has been against Iran by Doublethink Dubya, now when he has something to complain about, he is all but silent. Are the Neocons in Washington and Tel Aviv planning to sacrifice Lebanon to allow a pretext to attack Iran? Or is the US military really on it's last legs and Israel already defeated by Hezbollah?
Los Angeles Times

Shaken by a Hezbollah military offensive in recent days, Lebanon's pro-Western parties have launched an intensive campaign to lobby allies in Washington, Europe and the Arab world to intervene diplomatically or even militarily on their behalf, officials here said.


But there was little sign Monday that the West was prepared to intervene.


[..]"Yes, we are maintaining a watchful eye on the area, but not any more than we have been recently," a Defense official in Washington told The Times, speaking on condition of anonymity.


Israel bombed Hezbollah for 33 days in 2006 without significantly reducing the militia's fighting power or audacity.


Unlike Iraq or the Persian Gulf, Lebanon is devoid of strategically vital oil and gas reserves. But March 14 supporters hope the Americans and others will come to their aid.


"We're not asking them to fight our fight for us," said Mouawad, the minister. "But at least don't let us be slaughtered by total indifference."