America: Drill Sergeant to the World

This story falls into the "Good Idea/Bad Idea" category where you think, OK this might not be such a bad idea, but wait; Rumsfeld is advocating for it so there must be some insideousness lurking.

The State and Defense Departments have approved a plan to train the Lebanese army so it can control its southern region. The problem is that just like in Iraq, the army is infiltrated by the group it is obsensably fighting. And when anything is "just like in Iraq," it can't be good for peace.

Rumsfeld, Rice OK Plan to Train Lebanese Army (AP)