Posted on 11/21/2006 5:32:33 PM PST by baseball_fan
/snip/ The struggle for Lebanon has already started in its crucial political phase. The Islamic republic, acting through Hezbollah and its Maronite allies led by ex-General Michel Aoun, is trying to destroy Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government through internal haemorrhage.
The pro-Tehran coalition has already persuaded six ministers to resign from the Siniora cabinet. A seventh had resigned a few months ago, although his departure has not been officially approved. All that is needed is for one or two more ministers to quit for Siniora's cabinet to lose its quorum and thus be forced to step down. Such a development would suddenly transform Emile Lahoud, the incumbent president, backed by Iran and Syria, into the real power in Beirut insofar as he would have the right to name a new prime minister.
The pro-Iranian camp's position would be further strengthened by the fact that Hezbollah remains the strongest military force in Lebanon and thus capable of keeping the regular army out of the struggle for power.
The likeliest scenario, however, looks different. Rather than watch with folded arms as Iran and Syria annex Lebanon, Israel would feel obliged to take action. It is clear that Syria would be the immediate target of such action. /snip/
(Excerpt) Read more at gulfnews.com ...
barbari sunt, barbarice egit.
Thanks go to to the French and the rest of the surrender monkey blue helmeted eunuchs of the [READ: worthless] U.N. for this situation.
Possibilities of war in the Middle East
and that which is going on now??????
this is called what?
peace?
Bombs away on Damascus!
A coup d'etat, indeed.....
Syria has been a thorn in the side for way too long.
Syria has been a thorn in the side for long enough; sometimes you have to forget nation building' after conquest'........with some countries, chopping down every thing green and salting the earth is much, much less expensive.
Since when hasn't there been war in the Mid East? Seriously?
Assad is expendable; in fact, a pattern of coup d'etat in the area need not be limited to Lebanon at all but might easily start in Damascus. What is holding that back is the prospect of a majority Sunni government taking his place incorporating members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood. An accommodation between them and the Iranians might mean Assad's days are numbered. That and a simultaneous overthrow of the Lebanese government might well mean a Lebanese civil war ended by another Syrian occupation, this time supported heavily by Iran.
That would face the Israelis with not one but two overtly hostile countries to the north. It would also be a tremendous stride forward for Shi'ite control of radical Islam. Iranian nuclear weapons based in their home country are yet incapable of reliable accuracy on Israel. From Syria or even the Bekaa valley the problem would be considerably easier.
War with Syria and Iran is inevitable - it's just a question of timing and readiness. The question is when, not if.
Why are the Maronites siding with Hezbollah???
Sometime between Jan 2, 2007 and Jan 20, 2007. Stay well armed and safe..............FRegards
"Why are the Maronites siding with Hezbollah???"
excellent question, haven't come across an answer
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