Barry Rubin February 3, 2007
Round one of Hezbollah’s attempt to take over Lebanon has failed. Watch out for Round Two. The struggle over Lebanon is a battle in the war being waged by Iran, Syria, and their allies seek to control the Middle East.
Hezbollah is the largest group representing the Shia Muslim community in multi-cultural Lebanon. But Hezbollah is also the client of Tehran and Damascus, acting in their interest more than that of Lebanon itself. Indeed, Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah is the official local representative of Iran’s spiritual guide.
Whatever political capital Hezbollah gained in the war was quickly squandered as the group sought to take over Lebanon.
While Hezbollah staged showy ceremonies to give money for reconstruction—reportedly counterfeit U.S. dollars—it has done little since then.
Against Hezbollah stand the majority of the other communities, Christian, Sunni Muslim, and Druze.
Hezbollah’s arrogance and aggressiveness forced most other political forces to align against it. More...
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