Saudis wanted Arab force to invade Lebanon

During the Hezbullah siege of Beirut in 2008, 'our friends the Saudis' proposed creating a pan-Arab force to invade Lebanon and destroy Hezbullah with US and NATO air and sea power backing them up. The Saudi plan was never enacted but reflects the anxiety of Saudi Arabia – as well as the US – about growing Iranian influence in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.The proposal was made by the