Why UN just sent 15000 peacekeeper to Lebanon?

Question

As UN have so many member country. i think they can provide more and more peacekeeper at Lebanon... Why they just sent 15000?

and... they are just 15 counties which each provide 1000 peacekeepers..

Answer 1

The answer to that question has many factors, including willingness of other nations to provide forces, the availability of those forces, and their sizes. With the several nations such as the USA and the UK busy in Iraq, these nations may not wish to involve themselves in another conflict. Some countries may also see the sending of peacekeeping forces as choosing sides in a messy conflict. The countries which do send military forces may also be only able to afford to supply a small group of soldiers overseas. Your question could also be "Why was there such a delay for the organization of a peacekeeping force?" to which i do not have an answer. If this peacekeeping force is to create a demilitarized zone or DMZ between the 2 countries, then this amount of troops could most likely cover the border, but not patrol the zone to prevent future conflicts.

Answer 2

Even 15,000 is hard to come by.

The UN has urged European countries to come forward to contribute more troops for the peacekeeping force in Lebanon.
Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown thanked Asian nations for their firm commitment but added the force had to be "multilateral" in character.

The call came after Israel said it might be "inconceivable" to accept nations that denied its right to exist, such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

A 15,000-strong UN force is planned to police the truce in southern Lebanon.

Under the terms of the UN ceasefire resolution which ended the month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the expanded UN force should work alongside about 15,000 Lebanese troops to keep the peace.

France has agreed to lead the force if its mandate concerns are but its immediate pledge of only 200 extra troops is far smaller than expected.

Answer 3

The reasons are that 1) the area is not very large, and 2) the "peacekeepers" are really functioning as "area patrollers." They will photograph and inspect and make sure that no warring entities from either side occupy the "security zone." It is part of the negotiated cease-fire, not a real effot to "keep the peace."

Answer 4

Lebanon is sending 15,000 troops to the south of the country to restrain Hizbollah. The UN is sending an additional 15,000 (there's under 3,000 right now) to help. The reason it's not more is very few countries want to get involved in what could be a very ugly fight.

Answer 5

The UN is a useless organiztion, headed by a bigot called Kofi Annan. It should be disbanded. Sending peacekeepers without treating the actual problems will just patch a deep wound. Hezbullah has to be disarmed. Islamofascism must be defeated. Only then can we have a chance for peace.

For those who believe that the extremist element in Islam is small, the numbers are staggering. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in this world. Lets take a very liberal view that only a very small percentage of Muslims are exterme, while the rest of the Muslim world is very peaceful. So if only 10% of Muslims have extreme point of views, and may be a threat, and must be dealt with, meaning dealing with 120 million Muslims! How about 1%? Then you must deal with 12 million Muslims. How about 1/10 of a percent? Then you must deal with 1.2 million Muslims. The numbers are staggering! How do you propose dealing with even the "very low" figures of 1.2 million Muslim extremists?

I am sick and tired of hearing that Islam is a "peaceful" religion. Thank Allah Islam is such a "peaceful" religion. Can you imagine if it weren't??!

While not all Muslims are terrorists or support terrorism, the vast majority of terrorists and their supporters are Muslim. Islam is a very oppressive, violent religion, not only on its own people, but certainly on non-Muslims. The good Muslims ought to stand up and condemn Islamic extremists and Islamic terrorism, unequivocally, without any "and," "if," or "but."

Unfortunately for the modern world, the Muslims have been conditioned by their dictatorial regimes to have one thought, the same as the regime. There is no spectrum of opinions in the Muslim world, there is no freedom of expression, freedom of thought, freedom to live life freely (exception is in Turkey).

It's time for Muslims to take accountability for their religion and culture. Stop spinning, and address the fact that the Muslim culture is one of the most oppressive and violent cultures, against its own people, and certainly against other cultures.

It would be to the World to rid of Islamofascism and its backers: Hezbollah, Hamas, the Syrian and Iranian regime. It must be done to finally have a chance for peace in the world.

Answer 6

Well, don't you think the country of Lebanon can contribute troops? After all, it's their country that is being protected. And as a matter of fact, if the Lebanese government could control Hezbollah, we wouldn't be in this mess. So I say Lebanon should contribute the motherload of troops.

Answer 7

Do not count on the 15000.
France the leader "peace keeper" offered 200 +200?
The Islamic nations, Bangladesh, Malaysia etc offer more troops, and they do not have diplomatic relations with Israel
Peace keepers...hmmm