How the Arab Spring Killed Hezbollah

[Surenas]

Hezbollah is not killed. It's still the most influential force in Lebanon and the most powerful non-state actor in the Middle East. It's arsenal of missiles is a threat to every enemy of the organization. One could argue about the consequences of a Syria without Assad for Hezbollah, but the fact is that Assad still isn't gone and the future for Syria is still uncertain. Perhaps the fall of Assad will create an Alawite state and a autonomous or independent Kurdistan in Syria, so Iran still have a logistic line all the way to Hezbollah.

 

[Banu Umayyah]

Perhaps the fall of Assad will create an Alawite state and a autonomous or independent Kurdistan in Syria, so Iran still have a logistic line all the way to Hezbollah.

Impossible. Turkey simply won't accept it(so as the Arab League). Turkey has a significant Alawite and Kurdish population adjacent to the ones across the syrian border.

 

[Surenas]

Impossible. Turkey simply won't accept it(so as the Arab League). Turkey has a significant Alawite and Kurdish population adjacent to the ones across the syrian border.

But Iran and Russia will probably support it. Russia needs a naval base in the Mediterranean Sea and Iran needs a logistic line to Lebanon. It's not impossible. Even most analysts and Middle East experts are talking about it.

 

[Syrian Lion]

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hmm the only ones that would be happy are Israel and it's slaves.... no wonder

Hezbollah and Syria will always be a needle in the enemies eyes... that Israel and It's slaves...

 

[Pakistanisage]

Hizbollah will remain strong in the Muslim World as long as they remain " PAN ISLAMIC ". If they get bogged down with the Shiite Sectarian Stance in Syria, they will lose support in the Muslim World.

 

[Syrian Lion]

Hizbollah will remain strong in the Muslim World as long as they remain " PAN ISLAMIC ". If they get bogged down with the Shiite Sectarian Stance in Syria, they will lose support in the Muslim World.

Hezbollah has no support bc no country is brave enough to work with them but two countries Iran and Syria... both are the resistance strong hold...
AND IT'S A FACT

 

[Arabian Legend]

Hezbollah has no support bc no country is brave enough to work with them but two countries Iran and Syria... both are the resistance strong hold...
AND IT'S A FACT

yeah the resistance that was never there.

 

[Syrian Lion]

yeah the resistance that was never there.

Without Hezbollah Israel would be in Beirut now.....
it's funny that the comment came from you... while you people can't oppose USA at all... not even protest against a movie or defend your religion...

 

[Mosamania]

Without Hezbollah Israel would be in Beirut now..... ...

Analyzing of that conflict can take a long time. However I assure you Hizboullah did absolutely nothing.

To summarize, each operation is based on objectives and You can call any operation a success when said operation have met its objectives.

Israeli objectives were:
1- Rescue the two kidnapped soldiers.
2- End sporadic rocket attacks against their territory.

Israel was half successful in 1 due to Hizboullah executing the two soldiers however they received the two bodies later. Israel achieved huge success on 2 because Hizboullah stopped all rocket attacks against Israel.

Israel had no intention of occupying Lebanon at all due to a multitude of reasons including elections, economy and UN close eye among others.

The only thing Hizboullah did was provoke an Israeli attack that costed many Lebanese people their lives and have done extreme damage to Lebanon's infrastructure and displace indigiouns southern Lebanese from south of Lebanon and effectively creating a mini-state in southern Lebanon which concludes that it was all planned from the get go by Hizboullah and its backers to undermine Lebanon's integrity as a state, create a mini-state which the Lebanese government has no say in and most of all the propaganda splash.

So yes Hizboullah was infract extremely successful in its operation, however that operation was NOT to protect Lebanon, stop an invasion or even fight Israel.

 

[mosu]

all the peoples here hate and opposing hezbollah and calling this organization a terrorist organization
but the turth is turth that atleast hezbollah have guts to stand aganist israel and what your countries have done aganist israel??? backdoor meetings in the night time with israel thats the turth

 

[500]

Let there be an attack on Lebanon from Israel and we'll see if Hezbollah is finished.

Israel does not attack first.

Hezbollah is only legitimate force standing up to the terror of Israel. Remember 2006!! Israelis ran away leaving behind their armor and guns.

What u are rambling there? Israel stayed in Lebanon for 2 months after the complete cease fire. And only when it was confirmed that cease fire is holding we pulled out.

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Whoever says that Israel would occupy Lebanon without Hezbollah here two example:

1) In 1948 Lebanon attacked us. And we captured parts of South Lebanon. But pulled out in 1949.
2) In 1978 we captured south Lebanon up to Litani River, after repeated terror attacks. In same year we pulled back.

In both cases there was not any Hezbollah.

 

[mfreak]

Hezbollah is only legitimate force standing up to the terror of Israel. Remember 2006!! Israelis ran away leaving behind their armor and guns.

You know what the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah said?

"We did not think, even one percent, that the capture would lead to a war at this time and of this magnitude. You ask me, if I had known on July 11 ... that the operation would lead to such a war, would I do it? I say no, absolutely not"

all the peoples here hate and opposing hezbollah and calling this organization a terrorist organization but the turth is turth that atleast hezbollah have guts to stand aganist israel and what your countries have done aganist israel??? backdoor meetings in the night time with israel thats the turth

Yeah, and thats why after the *** whooping they got in 2006 they have tucked their tails and sat in a corner, doing nothing. This is how you get peace with these people. They sent 1 rocket, you send 100. And teach them a lesson so you have peace for another 15-20 years. And the cycle repeats again. Thats how unreasonable and murderous these guys are. They are indeed terrorist scumbags and need to be flushed down the toilet.

 

[airmarshal]

My dear dear poster, you call yourself air-Marshal and yet you are so ignorant of the devastation-by-air of the whole Lebanon?

Do some justice to your namesake please.

No modern war can be fought without a strong airforce. Once you lose control of your own fing skies, what's left? Nothing, zilch, nada, zero, shunni.

Hizbullah with its rocket-bazi and no airforce, is a pathetic group of chimps living only like the Nazi terrorists of the yesteryears.

Unless you believe in the Jinns and angels who would come fly Hizbulla Ayatullahs off course.




Oh dear dear poster, you left Pakistan perhaps in the 50s and thus do not know the "real" divide between Shias and Sunnis. 1000s of Shias have been murdered by Sunnis, and you still say the lines are artificial. Do you really live on this earth of ours?

Many overseas Pakistanis live in this make-believe world of Islamist harmony where Mullahs of different faiths kiss each other and hug each others. May be this is your way of dealing with challenges in Canada. But come to Pakistan and see the realities please. With friends like Shia and Sunni Mullahs and Ayatullis, who need to invent the bogeyman enemies like Canada and America.


peace

as always a long winding and stupid post fro you.

The shias killed in Pakistan were not by common people. Its not a common cause to kill shias. Its a bunch of terrorists who so it and our state is not serious about it.

There is no hate between shias and sunnis. Its is being created artificially.

As for Lebanaon, I m talking about first hand accounts from journalists not bought by US media. They have told accounts of weapons left behind by Isrealis while retreating. You are the one who think Israel is strong.

i live in the same world and not delusional or pessimistic like you.

 

[Homajon]

Thanassis Cambanis is a fellow at The Century Foundation

Here some facts about this foundation

Century Foundation's Wall Street Connections Can't Halt 39% Drop in Assets - Bloomberg


So you can throw this hezbollah-article into garbage.

 

[Banu Umayyah]

Here some facts about this foundation

Century Foundation's Wall Street Connections Can't Halt 39% Drop in Assets - Bloomberg


So you can throw this hezbollah-article into garbage.

What does that have to do with the credibility of the article?