Why didn't they think of that before?

UNIFIL has woken up to the reality that the current rules of engagement under Security Council Resolution 1701 are not workable because they require a request from the Lebanese Army before UNIFIL can engage Hezbullah. "There is a feeling of frustration within UNIFIL that under the current rules of engagement they are not free to do their job, which is to prevent Hizbullah rearmament in southern