Ms Maureen O'Brien:

The difference here is if we withdraw from Lebanon, we have no legal reason or right to be there unless we have a UN Security Council resolution. On a pragmatic level, there would have to be a phased withdrawal but it would be immediate. Whether or not they can apply the rules of engagement and do the work they are supposed to do in the operational area depends on whether they still have a UN resolution. That is what happened in Syria. The withdrawal was more phased and more organised.