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Originally Posted by vegojimbo

First, a few those are not my allies. You're becoming a real loyalist. Cutos.

Who's not your ally vego?

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

Second, Hariri was in a higher league concerning Taef than all the rest since he was the real caretaker of internal politics in Lebanon (with a help from Berri of course).

He wasn't in a higher league, he just played his role; Others were assigned small or different roles.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

Third, Hariri's policies led to the emigration of more than a million lebanese. Nothing can top that.

Again, those were Syria policies, and behavior, which Hariri, Hezbollah, Amal, Franjieh and others were integral part of.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

Firth, he may not have had armed thugs as his own henchmen, but he didn't need to as the syrians came handy there. As well, remember how ppl were kicked out of their homes by force 09-his legacy, the FM, is already a militia. so as far as militias and violence go, they all fall in the same category.

Again, I don't remember him indulging in violence; He didn't stand against it. Right, but that's different. Nonetheless, I think he should seriously start thinking about building a militia.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

I did not

You did not what?

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

There are far more dangerous issues to Lebanon's existence and future than HA's weapons.

No, there isn't, it's the most critical danger. And I'm not talking merely about Hezbollah's weapons, but also its ideology; Certainly the first is a priority.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

The irony is that u are too involved in machiavellic don Quixotic windmills that u charge with no real spear in hand. Frankly, how do want to realistically remove HA's weapons? by force? by empty speeches? by sitting behind a PC and unleashing ur dismay?

You don't need to lose your nerves vego. I already explained expressed my opinion many times.
1- You don't need to have a cure for cancer to admit it's fatal. So supporting Hezbollah's apocalyptic ideologies is not the answer to the how to disarm it question. It's like increasing your alcohol consumption because you figured out you're diagnosed with cirrhosis. I remind you of the days of Syrian occupation: Did the opposition have a sure weapon in hands?
2- To face Hezbollah, you need to refute its ideology, and propose the alternative. Of course the first level is politics then.
3- Regarding the military side, there are few options:
a- Hezbollah willingly disarming. (which is unlikely)
b- Disarming Hezbollah by force. I'm not sure what are the options available for that at the moment.
c- All other parties re-arming until the moment everybody disarms (to create a form of justice).

I would opt for choices a or c, but, in any case, any kind of support for Hezbollah is certainly the opposite of wanting them to disarm.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

They could have known, and they could have been too stupid to realize it. After all, the Saudis are no Kessinger.

Okay.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

Quite an entertaining version. As for the "very rightful" decisions, I say that they were sinisterly conceived and irrealistic. That was surely not the correct way to deal with HA's weapons and communication network. The decisions effectively meant fully exposing HA to the israeli assassinations and infiltration, which is nothing short of treason in my book before HA's.
U want to deal with HA's weapons, go to the roots and fix it.

I think the governmental decisions were very important in dealing with Hezbollah's weapons. Those illegal networks and weapons are exposing all Lebanese to assassinations and infiltrations. Only the Lebanese official security forces have the right to have any sort of secret telecommunications networks.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

what did it do to have its actions labeled as political prostitution? Share a few examples.
As for the political opinions, some are wrong I concur, but most are far more superior than anyone in both camps.

Please refer to my earlier posts, to avoid repetition.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

Me too. I hope he stays out of the gov this time around. good riddance.

I do hope feb 14 win the elections, but if they don't, he should for sure not participate in the government.

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

He would have made it since his words actually count for nothing since he's not bound by them. And many times in the past, he gave his word only to go back on it few days later.
His move is nothing short of an electoral stunt in my opinion.

Could be.