Jumblatt is the ultimate surviver. He puts his finger in the wind and goes with the winner every time. He will back anyone who he feels keeps him alive. So far for 40 years he has played this game to perfection, attested by the fact he is still above ground.
“Jumblatt is the ultimate surviver. He puts his finger in the wind and goes with the winner every time. He will back anyone who he feels keeps him alive. So far for 40 years he has played this game to perfection, attested by the fact he is still above ground”
and in the process many of the deals he has made that have kept him alive and thriving have amounted to treacherous and deadly deals with regard to the lives of others - he will back stab anyone if he needs to
as I learned from a Lebanese friend of mine who fought in the civil wars (plural) in Lebanon
He got the idea when his father was assassinated.