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Originally Posted by chafic  I think you didn't answer my questions, thus another reformulation:
1- Why doesn't Lebanon initiate peace talks with Israel during which Hezbollah's weapons could be invested as a bargaining chip?
I really think they should try it so you can realise that it's worthless if the lebanese would push for a just peace. What do you think the lebanese demands should be? Do you think Israel will accept them?
2- Why does Hezbollah pledge the annihilation of Israel instead of negotiations? How does that serve Lebanon's cause internationally?
Because never in the history of Israel have any negotiations produced any justice. And what do you mean with internationally? US?
3- When did Hezbollah present its weapons as a bargaining chip to counter naturalization?
Never, that I know of...
4- How could these weapons practically serve Lebanon in that regard?
By demanding that Israel follows the UN resolutions.
5- How do perpetuating war (destruction, weak economy, internal turmoil) serve Lebanon in the meanwhile?
War is decided by Israel, not by HA. A lot of lebanese doesn't want to be the slaves of Israel and therefore the war is forced upon them.
6- Why not negotiating a long term truce (based on security arrangements) before a comprehensive peace agreement? What negative consequences could that have on any Lebanese?
Nothing if the peace is just.
7- Assuming the weapons are a bargaining chip, why not putting it in the custody of the Lebanese people (i.e. army), instead of making it a subject of internal injustice and chaos?
Because it would no longer be a baranning chip. If so they could get rid of it in other ways, like they've been trying to do fort the past X years.
8- How could naturalization be forced on Lebanon? In other words, is there a realistic process to do so as long as a majority of the Lebanese object such a project?
By making them the minority. |
Considering Israels bloody history and them beeing very similiar to an apartheid state, what kind of assurances would make you believe that Israel will not annex Libanon or parts of it in the future?