The End of Lebanon?

[Futurist110]

Originally Posted by atlguy44

The Lebanese people are very resilient. They are experts at rebuilding and reinventing themselves. This is why they are so successful whenever and wherever they emigrate!

One wonders whether the most talented among them are the ones who emigrate, though. Perhaps similar to Armenians and/or Asian Indians.

[Suesbal]

Originally Posted by Futurist110

One wonders whether the most talented among them are the ones who emigrate, though. Perhaps similar to Armenians and/or Asian Indians.

The ones who are talented and can’t or don’t want to be part of the corrupt elite emigrate.

[arr430]

Countries don't "end". I can't think of a single sovereign country that ended in the past century. Well, OK, Tibet, and even they are still kicking and screaming..

[arr430]

Originally Posted by Futurist110

Yep, Iran wants a land corridor to the Mediterranean Sea going through Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.

If they have Syria, they've got one. But Syrians/Lebanese don't even speak related languages.

Originally Posted by Futurist110

One wonders whether the most talented among them are the ones who emigrate, though. Perhaps similar to Armenians and/or Asian Indians.

Much of the Lebanese wealth had already left the country, fleeing to Amman 1976. In the early 70s, the Lebanese Pound was the most stable currency in the worldd.'

[Dangerous-Boy]

I blame hezbollah

[AntonioR]

Originally Posted by arr430

Countries don't "end". I can't think of a single sovereign country that ended in the past century. Well, OK, Tibet, and even they are still kicking and screaming..

Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Sikkim, South Vietnam...