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2008-05-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Far from seeking to govern the local population, the goal of insurgents is simply to demonstrate through sabotage, terror and guerrilla operations that the government is incapable of keeping order. And it is far easier and cheaper to sow disorder and chaos than to maintain order and secure public safety.

Which is exactly what we should be doing in islamic controlled areas. Damn muslim nation building and those who came up with it.

Posted by ed 2008-05-17 06:54|| 2008-05-17 06:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn muslim nation building and those who came up with it.

Hear, hear!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-17 06:58|| 2008-05-17 06:58|| Front Page Top

#3 You guys are giving Hezbollah way too much credit. I don't see why you are insisting on handing them a victory here when they clearly suffered a massive defeat. There really IS no government if Lebanon. And after all is said and done, Hezbollah is basically left right where it started with the exception of a lot of ill will with every other sectarian group.

SO they were able to keep the guy at the airport and keep their communications system ... for now ... in other words, they gained nothing. They were allowed the status quo ... but at great expense in political capital. They THOUGHT they were going to be able to trigger a general coup ... it didn't happen.

Hezbollah has suffered a humiliating defeat.

http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=42894

Posted by crosspatch 2008-05-17 13:09|| 2008-05-17 13:09|| Front Page Top

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