2006-08-22 16:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by VC 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Italy is not in a position to be percieved as a world policy maker,as are France, England, and U.S.A..
Italy in a leadership position should be less likely to further provoke animosity from the countries at war.
2006-08-22 17:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Israelis might be aggressive, racist, and genocidal terrorists but they are not stupid. They know that every couple of years or so italy's government collapses, and a new one takes its place. They are betting, and not without justification, that all this Italian governmental musical chairs will lead to ineptitude and lack of any sense of direction when it comes to Italian positioning in Lebanon.
2006-08-24 11:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The french were drinking the sweet sweet under the table oil from Kofi Annan's son's (lucrative) oil for food program...
Italy seems like a more neutral choice.
2006-08-22 17:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it is because Italy is not openly hostile to Israel.
2006-08-22 17:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by JAMES11A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The alternative was the French who have overt pro-Iranian/Hezbollah sympathies.
2006-08-22 17:07:50 · answer #5 · answered by Brand X 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋