It would be a waste of money otherwise.

Hezbollah says that the US warship off the Lebanese coast is a theat. I wonder if the fact that it’s the USS Cole is sending a subtle message as well?

[Update on Saturday]

The Saudis must think that something is up, too:

Future Television, privately owned by Saad Hariri who heads the majority anti-Syrian bloc in parliament, said Saudi Arabia had advised its nationals to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible.’

Do they know something we don’t?