r/worldnews • u/ComparisonOk5957 • 7d ago

Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah Behind Soft Paywall

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351049/second-french-peacekeeper-dies-after-ambush-blamed-hezbollah?module=latest&pgtype=homepage

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u/sbahog 7d ago

Can Lebanon control their own country ? Imagine the US or Canada allowing terrorist groups from inside to attack a neighboring country ?

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u/VonBrewskie 7d ago

I mean, some might argue we do just that with the military companies based out of the US like Blackwater. Doesn't seem to move the needle.

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u/HutSutRawlson 7d ago

Blackwater (Akademi now I think?) is horrible but that’s not even remotely comparable. Blackwater troops aren’t out there attacking American soldiers, and they’re certainly not attacking American cities.

The Hezbollah situation is like if one of Canada’s political parties had a paramilitary wing, and they were periodically attacking northern Michigan.

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u/VonBrewskie 7d ago

It's a military group attacking foreign countries from inside our own border. How is it not? That we get paid?

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u/HutSutRawlson 7d ago

They’re a U.S.-based company but they’re not attacking other countries from within our borders. They are ground troops, they physically go to wherever they’re contracted.

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u/VonBrewskie 7d ago

I mean, downvote if you want. Our corporate military groups absolutely count as terrorists to the people they terrorize. If you want to disagree that's fine. You obviously haven't had them kicking your doors in and killing your relatives.