Valin Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Dispatches: Michael J Totten 3/24/13 Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati—who was selected by Hezbollah as the country’s premier—has resigned, bringing his cabinet and the government with him. Armed clashes between Sunnis and Alawites have since resumed in the city of Tripoli, the country’s second largest after Beirut. The Syrian government continues striking targets in the Bekaa Valley and in the north. Ransom kidnappers run wild. The threat of a serious internal war between Hezbollah and Sunni backers of the Free Syrian Army hangs heavily over the country. It’s rather extraordinary that it hasn’t already started since Lebanese Shias and Lebanese Sunnis are currently killing each other just across the border in Syria. And now Lebanon is without a government—again. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Since Hezbollah picked the prime minister, is it any great loss that he’s gone? Actually, maybe it is. Najib Mikati is not a Hezbollah member. And if the leaders of the Iranian-sponsored terrorist group thought they could use him as a tool, they were wrong, at least for the most part........(Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valin Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 O's trip having results? Lebanon is always about 2 steps away from civil war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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