Meanwhile, more ominously, the Iranians are calling on the Lebanese people to unite in conflict against Israel.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the power of all Lebanese groups should be at the service of the country's national unity to counter the danger of the Zionist regime," Khamenei told visiting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.With Iran's proxy army Hizbullah already subverting and coopting the government and operating in flagrant violation of UN SCR 1701 as a militia in Southern Lebanon, the Iranians know it is a matter of time before Hizbullah has completely poisoned the political landscape and driven out the reasonable and moderate Lebanese in favor of once again launching a devastating war against Israel.
Khamenei, lauding Suleiman's support of Islamic militancy and his efforts to establish unity in Lebanon, promised that Iran would always side with Beirut, stressing that Lebanon enjoys high significance despite its small geographical limits. One such instance of "exemplary" coexistence of different religious groups in Lebanon, he said, was the "historical victory" over the Israel.
"Over the past 60 years, none of the Muslim and Arab states have been able to face the Zionist regime, but people in Lebanon managed to break this myth and drive the Israeli army out of their soil," he said.
Khamenei added that Lebanon has turned into a role model for other Muslim nations due to its "resistance" to Israeli "aggressions," saying, "During the 33-day war period, many Muslims in the Islamic and Arab states chanted slogans in support of Lebanese Hizbullah, especially...Nasrallah."
Bearing special blame for this disastrous situation is none other than Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, his defense minister Amir Peretz, IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz, and foreign minister, Tzipi Livni who thought that letting the UN police Southern Lebanon would ensure Israel's long term security. Instead of fighting Hizbullah and defeating them soundly, they dithered and delayed dealing a crushing blow on Hizbullah and its rat lines into Syria by avoiding attacking the Bek'aa Valley terror infrastructure and the Hizbullah leadership.
All it did was let Hizbullah off the hook and have allowed them to regroup and rearm to the point that they're far more powerful and well-off than they were at the end of the Hizbullah War in 2006. Hizbullah has the Lebanese government in their clutches and have built up Southern Lebanon into an armed fortress from which they can carry out their long term war plans against Israel at the time and place of their choosing.
Meanwhile, it should come as no surprise either that Hizbullah is expanding its global reach into Latin America. You can thank Iran for that as well, and that bodes badly for US and Israeli interests worldwide as the Islamists are not content with simply expanding their presence, but to subjugate the nonbelievers amongst them.
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