LOL!

LJD, I will assume that Hezbollah routinely ignores UN mandates that it dislikes. But I don't think that entitles Israel to disregard them. Last I checked, Israel was a member of the UN and Hezbollah was not.

"But Anderson was speeding first!" will not get you out of a ticket.

At any rate, the mandates are of dubious relevance to "when the UN calls you 10 times in one day to quit shelling their guys and you keep on shelling them, is that okay?" But then, I didn't bring them up, the suddenly-pressed-for-time Mr. Austin did.

The bigger issue is, the UN's presence in Lebanon. Countries are calling for it to be increased in rder to stop the present conflict. But as some remind us, the UN has been there since 1978. The UN has had almost 30 years in the region and Hizbollah ....

Gravely concerned at the continued presence of armed militias in Lebanon,
which prevent the Lebanese Government from exercising its full sovereignty over
all Lebanese territory,

Calls upon all remaining foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon;
Calls for the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-
Lebanese militias;
Calls upon all parties concerned to cooperate fully and urgently with the
Security Council for the full implementation of this and all relevant resolutions
concerning the restoration of the territorial integrity, full sovereignty, and political
independence of Lebanon;
Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council within
thirty days on the implementation by the parties of this resolution and decides to
remain actively seized of the matter.

You could also look at 1655:

Condemns all acts of violence, including the latest serious incidents
across the Blue Line initiated from the Lebanese side that have resulted in deaths
and injuries on both sides, expresses great concern about the serious breaches and
the sea, land and the continuing aforementioned air violations of the withdrawal
line, and urges the parties to put an end to these violations, to refrain from any act of
provocation that could further escalate the tension and to abide scrupulously by their
obligation to respect the safety of UNIFIL and other United Nations personnel,
including by avoiding any course of action which endangers United Nations
personnel;
Reiterates its call on the parties to continue to fulfil the commitments
they have given to respect fully the entire withdrawal line identified by the United
Nations, as set out in the Secretary-Generalâ??s report of 16 June 2000 (S/2000/590)
and to exercise utmost restraint;
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to work with the Lebanese
Government to reinforce its authority in the South, and in particular to facilitate the
early implementation of the measures contained in paragraph 8 above;
S/RES/1655 (2006)
Supports the continued efforts of UNIFIL to maintain the ceasefire along
the withdrawal line consistent with its remaining task, while stressing the primary
responsibility of the parties in this regard and encourages the Force to focus also on
assisting the Lebanese Government to assert its authority in the South;

In context, it is clear that the safety of the U.N. is also the responsibility of Hezbollah.

I wouldn't say any of this sounds like allowing Hezbollah to set up camp in and around the U.N. installation.

Seriously Anderson, you of all people should understand that if the documents are not supported by all parties, then it's just a piece of toilet paper.

Doubtless one day you will explain yourself, and the scales will tumble from my eyes. Until then ...

Any talk about international forces in Lebanon must start and end with the Syria/Lebanon border. That's the key to ending this conflict, not the Israel/Lebanon border despite the focus being on Israel and Lebanon. Hizbullah is being supplied across t....

Wha? First *you* bring up the mandates, then *I* bother to actually link to one, and now you lamely retort with that b.s.?

If you're trying to come across as stupid, you're succeeding brilliantly.

... or else continue to hold us all in suspense, perhaps while emitting periodical bouts of evil laughter and cackling, "You fools! Don't you know what the UNFIL mandates are? Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

Security Council Resolution 1655 (1/31/06) includes a call to the parties "to abide scrupulously by their obligation to respect the safety of UNIFIL and other United Nations personnel, including by avoiding any course of action which endangers United Nations personnel." You mean that mandate?