...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too...
said Thursday that Hizbullah made a mistake in getting involved in Syria's war, adding the party should bring back its fighters to Leb to avoid further security incidents in the country.
"I warned them amicably about this issue. I wasn't disloyal or oblivious," Suleiman told As Safir newspaper.
He said he would preserve the resistance but "I also want to protect it from itself."
"If it participates in the battles of Aleppo and more of the party's members are killed, then there would be more tension" in Leb, Suleiman said. "This should stop in Qusayr and they should return to Leb."
"The recent incidents (in Leb) will continue if the involvement in Syria doesn't stop," Suleiman warned.
Hizbullah was credited with an important role in the Syrian army's recapture of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr in central Homs province earlier this month.
The regime has said it plans to build on that victory by trying to retake large parts of the northern city of Aleppo and its surrounding province, but it is unclear whether Hizbullah has joined that operation.
"When I find Hizbullah's behavior wrong then I become honest with it," Suleiman said.
He also lashed out at Hizbullah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem
... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies...
for his criticism on his latest conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama
Jedi mind meld...
"Those who are keen on Leb should not be subject to the U.S. dictates under the excuse of defending constitutional institutions and do not stand in the same trench of the American-Israeli project," said Qassem on Wednesday.
But Suleiman stressed to As Safir that when Obama expressed concern
...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended...
over Hizbullah's involvement in Syria's war, he said he was also concerned over the meddling of all Lebanese parties in the neighboring country.