Hezbollah's latest strategic brinkmanship puts
the country on the cusp of another civil war
the country on the cusp of another civil war
Iranian-backed Hezbollah has withdrawn from a Lebanese coalition government in an attempt to elude the United Nations investigation into the 2005 assassination of four-term former PM Rafik Hariri... the current PM's father. His murder was widely thought to have been orchestrated by Hezbollah terrorists, backed by Syria and Iran... and the walls of justice were closing-in fast:
The resignation of 11 Hizbullah-allied ministers from the Lebanese Cabinet on Wednesday has sparked fears among Arab nations that another civil war is on the country's horizon.
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa called on Lebanese lawmakers to put the nation's “supreme interest” ahead of their differences.
...Moussa urged the country's politicians to return to the negotiating table to restore its unity government, saying, “Only national agreement can save Lebanon from the peril of civil war.”
Israeli officials are monitoring the situation carefully, said a source in the foreign ministry. Hizbullah pulled out after it was unable to force an urgent Cabinet meeting over an impending announcement of indictments by United Nations Special Tribunal in Lebanon (STL). The Tribunal is expected to indict a number of Hizbullah senior terrorists in connection with the 2005 murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa called on Lebanese lawmakers to put the nation's “supreme interest” ahead of their differences.
...Moussa urged the country's politicians to return to the negotiating table to restore its unity government, saying, “Only national agreement can save Lebanon from the peril of civil war.”
Israeli officials are monitoring the situation carefully, said a source in the foreign ministry. Hizbullah pulled out after it was unable to force an urgent Cabinet meeting over an impending announcement of indictments by United Nations Special Tribunal in Lebanon (STL). The Tribunal is expected to indict a number of Hizbullah senior terrorists in connection with the 2005 murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
With Iranian proxy Hezbollah -armed to the teeth with over 30,000 rockets- instigating a Lebanese government collapse, Israel is well-advised to prepare for the worst. It is altogether likely that Tehran and Damascus are once again probing for weakness... which they're sure to find coming in torrents from today's clueless White House.
But with Bibi Netanyahu in charge, it's a different story in Jerusalem: the IDF already has plans drawn-up that would enable it to completely destroy the Lebanese Army in just four hours if they offered resistance... then go after Hezbollah itself.
It's a similar situation to North Korea in that Hezbollah could do a lot of damage in northern Israel, but despite ceaseless bluster is guaranteed to lose any full scale conflict with the IDF... and they know it. Unlike the tepid approach of Israel's liberal Labor Party leaders in 2006, if attacked the Israelis would likely go all-out and fight to win this time with infantry and armor from day one... while fully prepared for Hamas and Syria's reactions.
Israel's impressive fleet of advanced Heron HP drones would surely prove useful in the vital task of vaporizing Hezbollah AA and Katyusha sites in southern Lebanon ASAP, as well...
And watch out Syria, keep pushing it and not only will your allies be defeated... you're next: Iran is leading you down a path to ruin- of that you can be sure
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