"That's what the Arab world seems to believe, anyway, if you listen to al-Jazeera and the chatter coming from other Arab news outlets. The Saudis,
the Kuwaitis, and the government of Bahrain have all warned their citizens to get out of Lebanon, pronto."
johnburkessociety.blogspot.com... March 3, 2008
also from the linked source:
"Germany complied with the US order to remove its ships and handed over control of its naval mission off the Lebanon coast to the European Command
that includes Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, all of which were thwarted in their missions, however, by the United States"
It's plausible... and I guess overdue. The rumblings and rumors have run rampant for around a year now.
[edit on 24-3-2008 by beaverg]
[edit on 24-3-2008 by beaverg]