UNIFIL was largely ineffective (if not downright counterproductive) because of the lack of will on the part of the UN and most of its military leaders.
UNIFIL became complicit in Hezbollah activities (at one point lying
repeatedly about the fact that they had a surveillance videotape showing Hezbollah kidnapping Israelis).
UNIFIL reports during the latest Lebanon War set forth exactly where the IDF was, and in what strengths -- while continuing their policy of
years of not telling IDF where Hezbollah bunkers and weapons were because they didn't want to "take sides" in maintaining a border and disarming Hezbollah.
No matter how many divisions UNIFIL had, it would've been the same story. The UN is a craven organization, beholden to tyrants, despots and murderers and refusing to answer for the rapes and other crimes of its own agents.
This photo says most, if not all, that needs to be said about the UN facilitating
anything other than the perpetuation of its existence. That's the Hezbollah flag flying on the UN compound in southern Lebanon.
Wow, a free chance for a slap at the French and I let it go... Why would I do that?
JP