Lebanese civilians fear worst

Lebanese civilians fear worst is yet to come. :

"Frightened civilians in Lebanon fear Israeli bombing will get worse once the evacuation of thousands of foreign nationals is completed."

Yes, they are thinking it will get worse once the foreigners are out. I know from the French news overseas that France was pretty swift to get itself in there and organise its people. De Villepin had gone there himself and was helping to keep spirits up and review the situation from first hand experience. I also know that the French President and ministers have been discussing the whole situation at considerable length. I come home and find out we have not got our people out. The British have started moving them for us.

So what are we all thinking? We are all concerned. We all fear the worst. We are all wondering where this is all headed and why a so called civilised world would allow this to happen. Civilians are paying again. Time and time again civilians are paying the price for these military machinations. For what purpose? What's the point we are all wondering. When will it stop and when will people get in control? All we see are more and more destroyed buildings, more and more destroyed homes, more and more pain and suffering. Where are the weapons coming from and why all the weapons? What is the matter with some people because the majority of us are just so alarmed this can so easily happen again and again and again. You look at the ordinary people and they do not want it. They have had a gutful of this destructive world. So we listen to what the leaders have to say. There is international pressure. Pressure??? So what effect has it had? Pressure has an impact. We are listening to the leaders and they are saying - don't do it, talk about it. Have a cease fire and let's sort this out. Well, yes. We are saying this too. It's obvious, isn't it? Put the bloody weapons away. Just put them away. So the leaders are saying less than we are. They have no better understanding of this than us and they can discuss it less well than we do because we have teased the whole thing out and we have been having some very detailed discussions. It's not helping. It has to stop.

So I say, put down your weapons and talk. There. We are all saying it. So, is it helping? What will help? We have truly had a gutful of people being killed, maimed and destroyed and we have had enough of the hit and run, the pack up and flee and the race to freedom. Freedom? I thank our news for keeping us on the ball. We are concerned. You have no idea how concerned we are. We are thinking again of those ordinary people paying the price and we care about you.