Does this seem familiar? A democratically elected government is under attack by fascists while the "western democracies" dither and cavil about legality and legitimacy and (by all means!) "we must engage with our enemies and have sustained dialog with them".
Again, as in Spain in the 1930s, a friendly and (semi-) democratic government is facing an onslaught by fascists. As we dither, the fascist powers (now Syria and Iran in place of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy) provide full support for their surrogates, Hezbollah. All the rationalization about how Hezbollah is really a "nationalist movement" (after all they are fighting the dirty Jewish imperialists!) cannot hide the basic moral cowardice of the West. “All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing”.
As for the Lebanese government, it serves them right! If they had taken the opportunity in 2006, when Israel tried to neutralize Hezbollah, and joined in the fray to finally annihilate the Islamic monster, they could have had full possession of their country now. They could have then settled whatever minor, petty, political differences they have between the various "confessional" communities and resumed their progress towards full democracy and participation in western society. Instead they let their hatred of Israel and its very existence to blind them to their own interests, to embrace the Lebanese "nationalist" charade and to support the "heroic fighters" of Hezbollah. They could not possibly have been stupid enough to actually believe that their "national interests" were the same as Hezbollah's, which were perfectly happy to act as the surrogates of Syria and Iran against Israel - and within Lebanon, itself. Hoist on their own petard, indeed.
Again, as in Spain in the 1930s, a friendly and (semi-) democratic government is facing an onslaught by fascists. As we dither, the fascist powers (now Syria and Iran in place of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy) provide full support for their surrogates, Hezbollah. All the rationalization about how Hezbollah is really a "nationalist movement" (after all they are fighting the dirty Jewish imperialists!) cannot hide the basic moral cowardice of the West. “All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing”.
As for the Lebanese government, it serves them right! If they had taken the opportunity in 2006, when Israel tried to neutralize Hezbollah, and joined in the fray to finally annihilate the Islamic monster, they could have had full possession of their country now. They could have then settled whatever minor, petty, political differences they have between the various "confessional" communities and resumed their progress towards full democracy and participation in western society. Instead they let their hatred of Israel and its very existence to blind them to their own interests, to embrace the Lebanese "nationalist" charade and to support the "heroic fighters" of Hezbollah. They could not possibly have been stupid enough to actually believe that their "national interests" were the same as Hezbollah's, which were perfectly happy to act as the surrogates of Syria and Iran against Israel - and within Lebanon, itself. Hoist on their own petard, indeed.
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