Posted on 11/23/2011 5:20:36 AM PST by SJackson
Hizballah has for some time been a parasitic pseudo-state within Lebanon, complete with its own armed forces, and has slowly been working to devour its host. An attempt to take Beirut would be a rather logical progression of events, unfortunately. Would Hizballah face any resistance from the Lebanese armed forces?
"If Assad falls, Hezbollah will take Beirut," from the Jerusalem Post, November 22:
Hezbollah may launch a military offensive to take over the Lebanese capital of Beirut if Syrian President Bashar Assad is forced out of power, Dubai-based Arabic-language news website Al Arabiya reported Tuesday according to a "source close to Hezbollah." According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, despite an air of confidence in broadcasts from Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, officials behind closed doors have begun to worry about the potential fallout that may result following the collapse of the Syrian regime, especially given the alliance between Hezbollah, Syria and Iran. "The moment that Hezbollah feels that the fall of the Assad regime is imminent - either as a result of the popular movement or of foreign military intervention - it will move quickly to take control of East and West Beirut," the sources told Al Arabiya. The source added that Hezbollah would receive support from the Free Patriotic Movement - a faction with eleven ministers in the Lebanese government - led by former Lebanese army commander Michel Aoun. The source said that Hezbollah would seek to fortify itself in the nation's capital in order to defend itself against the threat posed by Israel, which may feel emboldened enough following the fall of Assad to launch an offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah, a close ally of both Syria and Iran, has denounced any potential foreign intervention inside Syria. Nasrallah warned earlier this month in a televised speech to commemorate "Martyr's Day" that any attack on Syria or Iran would lead to an all-out regional war. Israel has said that Iran has heavily armed Hezbollah by smuggling weapons through Syria. In August, as protests raged across Syria, Turkish officials seized Iranian arms that were transferred through Syria and reportedly en route to the militant Islamist group in Lebanon.
Does Iran want Assad out?
They pretty much run the city anyway. Southern portions of Lebanon and the Bekkah Valley are certainly under their control.
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Hizbullah running Lebanon, that's a plus for the Islamic Spring.
Islamist Spring
MAY attempt??? For all intents and purposes, they're already running the country as it is.
irrelevant
Hezbollah is a cancer that was allowed to spread. It should’ve been wiped out years ago.
So, back to Mormon bashing bigotry is it?
Lebanon was pretty much a Christian state just 50 years ago. Christians ran the show so it was a center of trade and commerce for the Arab world. If Hizbullah takes over it will be official, that Lebanon is Muzzie shiite hole
Muzzies took over Lebanon via immigration, higher birth rates, and civil war. Many Christians fled the Muzzie onslaught and live here, Canada, Europe, Australia. I have met a few of them.
I would think that you are the deceived one. It was you who tried to apply irrelevant ancient prophecy to current events and drug irrelevant Mormon bashing bigotry to the thread
Shiites are suspicious of Alawi, but Assad is the best Iran can hope for in Syria. If the Sunni majority takes over and sets up an Islamist government, Iran’s influence in the area will be less.
Yep. There has been a new diaspora of Christians from Lebanon and the ME, to our benefit, but their loss.
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