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2010-07-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2010-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Hezbollah

#1 See also TOPIX > HIZBOLLAH STRONGHOLD ATTACKS UN PATROL, + UNIFIL LOSING POWER AS HIZBOLLAH EXPANDS DEPLOYMENT.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-06 01:11|| 2010-07-06 01:11|| Front Page Top

#2 If Israel goes to Lebanon, it should be with the express purpose of driving all Shiites into Syria. Hezbollah exists with the excuse that they are a self-defense force for the Shiites. And the Shiite are strong enough so that the rest of the Lebanese have to embrace them.

However, if the Israelis drove them out of Lebanon entirely, then closed the border with Syria, the Lebanese would probably adopt the new, Shiite-less status quo, and permanently bar the Shiites from returning.

/Yeah, I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-06 14:12|| 2010-07-06 14:12|| Front Page Top

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