Trouble in Lebanon?
14 November 2006 8:00 pm by Taylor Marsh
With Bush approval ratings at the second lowest point in his presidency, and Iraq collapsing further each day, the other bad guys in the region are at play.
The Lebanese government says Syria and Iran aim to overthrow the elected
government in Beirut and reconquer the country. Whether they are actually
trying to do this right now or not is unknown. There should be no doubt, though,
that if they don’t have a plan to execute now it’s because they
want to do it later instead.Meanwhile, a group that calls itself “Al Qaeda in Lebanon” appeared
from Lord-only-knows-where and directly threatened to destroy the March 14
government. “Al Qaeda in Lebanon” may or may not exist as a wing
of bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. If they do, they’re serious. If they
don’t, they’re a Syrian proxy. Either way, it doesn’t look
good. This is not a prank phone call.(snip)
Once again, the country is bracing itself for sectarian war in the streets.
Charles Malik says Christians may sit this one out for the first time in Lebanon’s
history. Whatever fighting there may or may not be will likely involve Sunni
and Shia. …
Cue sectarian war, Lebanese style. What will be left is unimaginable.
