You’re absolutely wrong. Mr. Siniora should not come with any response any time a demagogue like Nasrallah appears on a big screen in a clear display of egotistical bravado.

The question is not resistance. Why do the Lebanese treat this resistance thing as the most patriotic thing as far as Lebanon is concerned? Look at what this so-called resistance of Hezbollah brought to Lebanon. It destroyed its infrastructure with a senseless war. It paralyzed its financial district in order to serve foreign rogue states (Syria and Iran). It continues to paralyze the political institutions in total obedience to foreign agendas.

There are certainly other more important issues facing Lebanon than this so-called foreign tool of so-called resistance. And what is Lebanon resisting to be exact? Is not Lebanon bound by 1701 and 1559? Would it not make perfect sense to boldly proceed to the next logical step? i.e. normaslizing relations with the southern neighbour through internationally recognized treaties as the rest of the Arab world is clearly moving in that direction? Why should Lebanon remain a hostage to the whims of the demagogues of Damascus who know they are the only gateway of Lebanon to the Arab world? Aren’t these same demagogues ready and willing to lick the boots of the Israelis just to save their necks and their chairs? I always thought the Lebanese are smart and intelligent. But, resistance … come on give me a break.

Iran may well have some of its own.

Either party might be prepared to fire them at Israel from Hezb’allah territory. I think the response from Israel would be extreme. It is already well established from prisoner exchanges that one Israeli is worth a couple of hundred Arabs.

Were it not for them (or a similar entity using Lebanon to stage attacks against Israel), Lebanon would have no reason to fear Israel.

Yet, they can claim, with a straight face, to be the PROTECTORS of Lebanon.

How is Israel Lebanon’s master now? That’s ridiculous. Maybe Syria, but not Israel. As for friendship, you don’t seem to want any, but maybe you do want peace. Consider, then, that Jordan and Egypt only achieved peace with Israel when they decided to stop threatening Israel. There is a difference between being strong, and being threatening.

Ralf, I don’t what you are on but let’s not forgot the present government did ask Iran for anti-aircraft missiles soon after the July War. I never said that the war was a victory. Its just your sectarian nature that is blinding you.

I may not approve of Hezbollah’s ways, but it surely is effective with Israel.

What does this mean? The only “colossal surprises” I could think of are:

1) Atomic warfare
2) Nasrallah admitting defeat
3) Hezbollah putting down their weapons

I don’t see any of these happening, at least not by Nasrallah’s command.

what a laugh!

sanyoora “announcing” such a thing would be a baseless announcement. what would it be based on? wishful thinking? how would he have prepared the nation in order to actually resist? what a bunch of hot air. this is why the state is not ready/willing/capable/invested/motivated to defend the country.

and mustapha says,
By doing so, Seniora would achieve … He would confuse those trying to discredit him as a Zionist and perhaps initiate a political breakthrough.”

yes, sanyoora would CONFUSE. Exactly. not DISPROVE. and since he didn’t make such a glorious announcement, then he proved the exact opposite.

thanks, mustapha, for pointing it out.