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2014-04-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Fighting in Syria has changed Hezbollah's tactics

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-04-19 02:04|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
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#1 If Sunni Arabs take power in Syria, non-Sunnis in Lebanon (aka Greater Syria) are screwed.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2014-04-19 06:57|| 2014-04-19 06:57|| Front Page Top

#2 And Sunnis and Non-Sunnis in Lebanon are going to be screwed over when Hezbollah's patrons get the bomb and use Lebanon as a launching pad for it. They might be screwed less under the Sunnis than the likely endgame under Hezbollah.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-04-19 09:33|| 2014-04-19 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 And Sunnis and Non-Sunnis in Lebanon are going to be screwed over when Hezbollah's patrons get the bomb and use Lebanon as a launching pad for it. They might be screwed less under the Sunnis than the likely endgame under Hezbollah.

Hezbollah's not gonna let themselves be used as a cat's paw for Iran. When was the last time it did a major operation against Israel? All they're doing is a bunch of pinprick operations meant to justify continued subsidies from Tehran. Iran obviously wants a greater return on its investment than a dozen dead Israelis a year, but Hezbollah's not cooperating. It's tempting to see these people as one gigantic entity, but each of them has his own personal, philosophical, sectarian and nationalist agenda.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2014-04-19 15:11|| 2014-04-19 15:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Hezbollah is fighting Sunni Arab rebels in Syria with much more vigor than it ever fought Israel because Israel isn't a threat to Hezbollah's existence, whereas a Sunni Arab regime in Syria is.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2014-04-19 15:15|| 2014-04-19 15:15|| Front Page Top

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