The head of the "Lebanese Forces" Dr. Samir Geagea said that there is a "serious attempt to neutralize the army with the sole purpose of inviting the Syrian forces back to Lebanon. Geagea said the Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbollah-led opposition are deploying chaos and riots in the streets to hoping to create the right ambiance for a Syrian comeback .He urged the opposition to “desist from this bet.“Geagea, in a press seminar in Marab, expressed his full belief that Hezbollah-led opposition "does not want any form of election of the President in Lebanon," . He accused the opposition of closing the parliament , undermining the government , damaging the economy thru the down town protests and now are trying to neutralize the army and security forces which are the only institutions that have been maintaining law and order in the country
He said that the opposition is trying to fabricate fibs about the involvement of Ain Rummaneh in the Mar Mikhael / Chiah riots , but all these fabrications proved to be invalid . Geagea accused Hizbullah-led opposition of staging the riots as an excuse "to terminate army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman's nomination for president and to paralyze the army to facilitate return of the Syrian army to Lebanon.”
"They fully realize that they cannot assume power democratically thru peaceful means that is why they have opted to use violence ," Geagea said. He added : "Historically, no party has succeeded in dominating Lebanon by force. Any change in Lebanon should be through democratic means and not by force."