I have a Lebanese Christian friend who fought in the civil war in Lebanon.
I have no personal experience in Lebabon. But he says what looked peaceful at the surface “back in the day” was mostly on the surface; that underneath the Pali refugees were not the kicker; the troubles they brought were an excuse, an excuse used by ALL sides against all sides. If it had not been the Pali refugees, something else would have looked like the catalyst. It has always been a fragile and unstable state.
Like I said, he lived through it, so I leave his word on it alone.
Likewise - I know a Lebanese Muslim here in the States (one of the nicest guys I’ve ever known, by the way). His DREAM is to return home to a nice estate and live out his well-earned retirement (believe me, he deserves a nice retirement, given what he’s accomplished in his career).
The fact that he is a Muslim makes it VERY DIFFICULT for me (i.e., a Right-Wing Extremist) and many of the people that know him, to simply label Muslims as useless terrorists - it’s rough - because this guy would give his life for you (any of us), in a heartbeat.
But now this crap makes a mess of everything for him. Like I said, he deserves to go home - maybe even tell the locals that The Infidel isn’t always bad - but now that may not happen.
On the plus side, the US gets a fine man and maybe he can chill-out some of his brethren here, because even us Tea Party people respect people like him and wish him the best (and will do all we can to help him).