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KEANE: But the Israelis also mentioned the possibility of deploying the Phalange in West Beirut. Morris Draper says the Americans were horrified at the suggestion.
DRAPER: We made it very clear, under no circumstances could the United States tolerate this.
KEANE: Why?
DRAPER: Because it would be a massacre, we knew. Couldn't let those people in.
Seems like the Americans had the foresight to see this was a bad idea. The Phalanage were allies of Israel, and both were struggling with a Palestinian conflict. You're hiding the truth by simply referring to the Phalangists as a sovreign Lebanese army. You're ignoring their alliances. Lebanese politics is a complex issue indeed, it's hardly fair to label Lebanon as feeling one way or the other during this time. There was a civil war if you recall.
Protect your Sharon, the Butcher of Beirut. The truth will be revealed, of that I'm sure. The Palestinians deserve better than this brutal, oppressive regime which occupies them and their land.
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