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No. Hez was using them as shields. Attacking Israel from behind their skirts.
I'm a Lebanese Christian, I don't like Hezbollah, and I would've voted against them yesterday. I can personally tell you that the idea of Hezbollah using shields is one of the biggest myths ever made. They were miles and miles away from some Christian areas like Junieh.
momonkey,
Yes, there certainly were elections.
But to what end? What's the point of elections when there is an arsenal and army which is more powerful than that of the elected government? And when that army imposes its will on the elected government through violence when the govt makes any move against it (remember May, 2008)?
Those who read that article and on the 2nd page will see that it wasn't Hezbollah who lost the elections, but its allies and in particular Christian leader Michel Aoun who believed he truly still represented 70% of Lebanese Christians. His block still won something like 25 MPs and its still the second largest bloc in parliament, but considering that he thought he had the vast majority of Christians in his fanbase, he was let down when he lost in many Christian Districts his party was running in and even more let down that in the areas he won, he won by a little bit and with the help of Shiite Muslim votes (8% in some areas) who also live in those areas.
Hezbollah won all the seats it ran for, and even though March 8 didn't win, Hezbollah is still going to reject any major decision made by the March 14 government regarding their weapons, even if its by force. March 8 Win or lose, Hezbollah is still the strongest group in the country and among the strongest in the region.
If the radicals have been gaining power in recent years, and now they did not, then I'd see that as a reversal of a trend. That is why it is considered a defeat for them.
Amazing how good things happen when radicals don't have a beligerent US President like Bush to rally against.
Just what we've been telling you for the last eight years. Put somebody in that treats Muslims with fairness and things begin to settle down.
Yet another example of bankrupt right wing foriegn policy being proven wrong.
{ They had the bright idea we could scare them with our mighty military into doing what we dictated }
You left wing nutjobs are quite deluded. It's always the US's fault to you. How about Middle East countries respect the United States more first? They will attract more bees with honey than with vinegar.
Bush was a major supporter of the anti-syrian/iranian factions.
This is true, but his efforts were fruitless, and often counterproductive. For example Hamas, another terrorist organization, won the elections which Bush insisted on. Then he supported Fatah, another borderline terrorists organization, so that they would oppose Hamas. It's quite a soup over there.
This video summarizes it nicely. Hezbollah, the Lebanese Christians, March 14.
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