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Lebanon savoring the Hizbollah "victory"
 Samir Jaja, an unconventional Christian politician in Lebanon., has been making some strong speeches against Hizbollah lately. Apparently this is resonating with Christian Lebanese, and some Sunni are beginning to pay attention too. It's generally forgotten that, in early July, just before Hizbollah made their raid into Israel, Lebanese legislators were trying to disarm the Shia terrorist organization. Hizbollah, to most Lebanese, is an unpleasant reminder of the fifteen year civil war (1975-90) that tore the country part. That one was started by Palestinian refugees getting involved in Lebanese politics, for their benefit, not Lebanon's. This time around, we have Iran and Syria pulling the strings, via Hizbollah. The country (minus Hizbollah) rose up last year and forced the Syrians to withdraw their troops from Hizbollah territory. Now, after savoring the Hizbollah "victory," and looking at what it's going to cost to pay for it, the Christian/Sunni/Druze are again focusing on getting rid of Hizbollah, and any more of these "victories."Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-15 |
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