Well, it seems the French have finally figured out that there might be a problem with their brand new UN "Peace" Treaty. Maybe they should have understood the implications before they pushed for it:
French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie voiced concern about deploying troops without clearly defined goals.How to disarm a terrorist group that doesn't want to be disarmed? Details, details. I guess the devil is in the details.
"France wants the mission's rules of engagement to be clear and it to have real means," she told French TV.
"Sadly, all too often, the United Nations forces don't have the power that they asked for."
The main political parties share such reservations.
Jacques Myard, an MP in France's governing UMP party and a member of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee, told the BBC the last UN resolution did not make it clear how France can act.
"I know that a lot of military, high-ranking officials in France are reluctant if this mandate is not very precise," he said.
The opposition socialists have also warned that "extreme vigilance" is needed, saying the UN resolution does nothing to address the conditions necessary for a political agreement that would guarantee the security of peacekeeping forces.
Above all, France wants to avoid a situation where its own soldiers find themselves having to disarm Hezbollah fighters.
In 1983, 58 French parachutists were killed in Beirut when the building in which they were staying was blown up. They too had been part of a multinational peacekeeping force.
(Link via Little Green Footballs)
