The bystanders in Lebanon are not "innocent" and have encouraged and supported the terrorists for years.
This is from another thread
"The problem I have with this view is people look at Lebanon and think it's a real country like Britain...Japan...America or any other country with a strong government, it's not. Remember one year ago it was ruled by Syria and they still have a great deal of power there. I also could mention the civil war they went through, they fact that Hezbollah the only militia that didn't disamr probably has more fire power than the Lebanese and has the backing of Syria.
Given this, what can the President of Lebanon do?"
"The problem I have with this view..."
That's kind of my feeling too.
While I understand what this author's point is as far as the bar fight, I'm not so sure it's analagous to Lebanon.
Unfortunately, Hezbollah also has it's charitable branch, like Hamas, and it's part of people's every day lives.
And Syria is still a strong influence in Lebanon, and Iran has a very big influence, especially in Southern Lebanon. There's not a whole lot the president can do about it, if he wants to stay alive.
Not to mention that probably 1/2 of his army is Shiite and wouldn't fight against Hezbollah.
Hasn't Lahoud been the Syrians' man in Lebanon for quite some time? I'm amazed that he's still President. But then, Lebanese politics has never been straightforward, has it?