Chirac doubts Lebanon force size
French President Jacques Chirac has said sending 15,000 peacekeeping troops to southern Lebanon is 'excessive'.
He was speaking to reporters in Paris as EU ministers prepared to meet UN chief Kofi Annan in Brussels for talks on bolstering the Lebanon peace force.
The discussions in Brussels come a day after France pledged 2,000 soldiers and offered to command the expanded United Nations force.
In Israel, reservists are now voicing their frustration and angerwith the government and military leadership. Most reservists supported the fight against Hezbollah and were happy to do their duty in battle. But now that the war is over, they say Israel's political and military leaders were ill-prepared and indecisive during the campaign.
He was speaking to reporters in Paris as EU ministers prepared to meet UN chief Kofi Annan in Brussels for talks on bolstering the Lebanon peace force.
The discussions in Brussels come a day after France pledged 2,000 soldiers and offered to command the expanded United Nations force.
In Israel, reservists are now voicing their frustration and angerwith the government and military leadership. Most reservists supported the fight against Hezbollah and were happy to do their duty in battle. But now that the war is over, they say Israel's political and military leaders were ill-prepared and indecisive during the campaign.
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