According to an article from Jane's Intelligence Digest, there is a chance that the United States may launch attacks against
Hizbullah bases in Somalia and Lebanon:
Sending US troops into lawless Somalia would not be new, nor is it likely to cause serious diplomatic waves. Covert US forces have periodically infiltrated the country over the past two years to conduct surveillance and even snatch suspects wanted for the November 2002 suicide bomb attacks in Mombasa, Kenya: an incident in which suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists bombed a hotel and mounted an unsuccessful attack on an Israeli airliner with shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles.
However, sending US special forces into Lebanon - and in particular an area like the Bekaa Valey (which is virtually Syrian territory) and where the bulk of Damascus' military forces in Lebanon are deployed - would be an entirely different matter. Deployment of US forces in the area would almost certainly involve a confrontation with Syrian troops.
I have to seriously question the logic of potentially starting a war with Syria at a point when our troops are already stretched so thin. I also worry about all the troops from Iraq who are being rotated out, only to possibly sent right back to Syria.
I am all for stopping terrorism, but should we focus on al-Qaeda, not Hizbullah? This seems like another major distraction from what should be our primary goal in the war on terrorism.