The Fall Of Lebanon
An important read: Barry Rubin “The Fall of Lebanon”
On every point, Hizballah, Iran, and Syria, got all they wanted from Lebanon’s government: its surrender of sovereignty. They have veto power over the government; one-third of the cabinet; election changes to ensure victory in the next balloting; and they will have their candidate installed as president.
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The UN Security Council on May 22 endorsed the Lebanon agreement even though it totally contradicted the Council’s own resolution ending the Hizballah-Israel war, thus betraying the commitments made to Israel about stopping arms smuggling, disarming Hizballah, and keeping that group from returning to south Lebanon. The UN’s total reversal of its demands from two years ago—constituting a total victory for Hizballah—did not bring a flicker of shame or even recognition that this in fact had happened.
The UN is truly a shameful organization, useless in so many ways. However, all of the western powers are falling over themselves to capitulate to Islamic states, not just Iran, but Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Gaza/Judea/Sumaria. I honestly don’t understand what our governments are doing. They — the politicians and the governments as a whole — are astoundingly stupid in their actions, and the excuse of diplomacy leaves an ashy taste in the mouth when viewed through the lens of recent attempts.
Go read that whole article, and see what a REAL leader says about the situation.
