 The Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah will be capable of "managing" Lebanon if it wins the country's upcoming elections, the movement's leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday.
| Just look at how well they've managed the territory they already control. Has anything been rebuilt since the Israelis left? |
| Lots of bomb shelters ... |
"I tell those who are betting on the [Hezbollah-led] opposition's failure during elections: The resistance that defeated Israel can govern a country that is 100 times larger than Lebanon," said Nasrallah, speaking at a university graduation ceremony in Beirut.
| Did he come out of hiding to speak or did he see his shadow? |
The Hezbollah leader was apparently referring to the 2006 Second Lebanon War, which his militant organization sparked by kidnapping two Israel Defense Forces soldiers.
| Apparently? Journalists can be so cute! |
He added that if the opposition won a majority in June 7 parliamentary elections, it would not beg the current ruling majority "to be our partners in the governing process."
A tight race is expected between the opposition and the Western-backed majority, which Nasrallah accused of being behind the country's sectarian problems. "We, Hezbollah, have always rejected the division of Lebanon and we shall always maintain this," he said |