Lessons of the Lebanon War

The Lebanon War One Year Later

WASHINGTON, DC I grew up in the shadow of World War II, and at the dawn of the Cold War.

Don't you understand? It's war!

The Committee should consider the history of Puerto Rican participation in such wars.

Remember, this is our war! Understand?

Moreover, Israelis and people close to Hezbollah in Lebanon are talking about another round, while many pundits in the Middle East believe that a limited war could unblock a stagnant political situation. Their point of reference is the 1973 war, which helped to bring about peace between Egypt and Israel.

In March 1917, two months after Puerto Ricans had been declared United States citizens under the Jones Act, 17,855 Puerto Ricans had been called up for military service on the European theatre of operations.

Let your scientists invent new war machines.

Daytime is bright even in war.

As such, it has ended up paying an exorbitant price in wars, occupations and assassinations.

v. violations of the laws or customs of war

You've got to understand, María. I'm in this war to the finish.

War. It's really war.

Affirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war,

Affirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war,

Available data show that there are over 47,000 people with bodily disability as a result of war.

If it ended tomorrow, it would be worth it.

Dawn?

Most post cold war conflicts are civil wars in which front lines are not always clear and warring parties not easily identified.

The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 regulating the conduct of war were treated as in force during the First World War many Prize Court decisions, as well as the Declaration of Paris of 1856, gave effect to these Conventions.

You have the war. You like the war.

Affirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war,

It contains information that would be valuable to the enemy... in the war that breaks out tomorrow, weather permitting.

It has been shown that the end of the cold war in no way sufficiently guarantees the non eruption of conflicts, tragedies and wars.

There is abundant evidence that treaties which in express terms purport to regulate the relations of the contracting parties during a war, including the actual conduct of warfare, remain in force during war and do not require revival after its termination.

One of them was the participation of tens of thousands of Puerto Rican soldiers in wars waged by the United States.

At dawn.

Since the wise opinion that wars begin in the minds of men was incorporated in the Constitution of UNESCO in 1946, reality has shown that eradicating war and replacing it with peace is a long term task which presupposes commitment on the part of the international community.

The available data show that over 47 000 people were made incapable by war.

Lebanon's message to the Assembly is that of a small country that has endured wars, occupation and conspiracies for more than three decades.

The report clearly showed the difficulty of effective building of the economy under foreign occupation and war conditions.

From War of Choice to War Without End

Or is this the true picture of war?

There've been 1000 wars and there'll be 1000 more, until we're all dead.

I CALL TO witness the dawn

By oath of the (particular) dawn.

By the dawn

By the daybreak.

By the Dawn

By the Dawn,

By the dawn

By the dawn,

I swear by the daybreak,

By the break of Day