Comments on: A Strategic Armistice http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/ Blogging Lebanese politics, business and society since 2005 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Opening Up To Michel Sleiman | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7259 Opening Up To Michel Sleiman | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:19:29 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7259 [...] • Back in August, I argued precisely for what Mr. Jumblat is doing today • I then Called Mr. Suleiman the inevitable candidate • I also shared an anecdote about him that a reader posted • In September I pinpointed the one word Mr. Suleiman likes to be associated with. [...] [...] • Back in August, I argued precisely for what Mr. Jumblat is doing today • I then Called Mr. Suleiman the inevitable candidate • I also shared an anecdote about him that a reader posted • In September I pinpointed the one word Mr. Suleiman likes to be associated with. [...]

]]> By: Gilbert http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7258 Gilbert Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:00:13 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7258 I liked this posting, as it describes in simple terms what is easy to miss to everyday's debates. I agree with those who said that if the two parties cannot be reconclied that they should seek a divorce. I would much better have a smaller Lebanon where the rule of law and democracy rule versus more of the same. This means a new Lebanon minus its South and Bekaa. If Hizbollah want to fight it out with Israel, they can do it all day long and transform their "region" into another Gaza. I am not sure I follow the logic in electing Gen. Sleiman, however. If the two parties cannot be reconciled, electing a lame president will not solve anything. It will only serve as a band-aid until the next national crisis comes about (such as a military engagement between Hizbollah and Israel, the resignation of opposition MPs and/or ministers every time that something that they don't like is voted on). The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a new Lebanon for its Christian, Sunni, Druze, and free Shiites. I liked this posting, as it describes in simple terms what is easy to miss to everyday’s debates.

I agree with those who said that if the two parties cannot be reconclied that they should seek a divorce. I would much better have a smaller Lebanon where the rule of law and democracy rule versus more of the same. This means a new Lebanon minus its South and Bekaa. If Hizbollah want to fight it out with Israel, they can do it all day long and transform their “region” into another Gaza.

I am not sure I follow the logic in electing Gen. Sleiman, however. If the two parties cannot be reconciled, electing a lame president will not solve anything. It will only serve as a band-aid until the next national crisis comes about (such as a military engagement between Hizbollah and Israel, the resignation of opposition MPs and/or ministers every time that something that they don’t like is voted on). The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a new Lebanon for its Christian, Sunni, Druze, and free Shiites.

]]> By: beiruti http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7257 beiruti Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:25:13 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7257 If the marriage is "loveless", the couple having "differing hopes and expectations, each trying in vain to impose his/her vision on the other" and both are "self-righteous" and "unchangeable" ... then why not get a divorce? If the marriage is “loveless”, the couple having “differing hopes and expectations, each trying in vain to impose his/her vision on the other” and both are “self-righteous” and “unchangeable” … then why not get a divorce?

]]> By: Dory http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7256 Dory Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:24:39 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7256 Michel sleiman: we`ve heard it all! on beirutspring. pls read previous posting. The story of the commander in cheif in the restaurant. Moreover, Sleiman Pre-authorized protests and did not crash the cedar revolution. Wow! what a accomplishment. Tell me who would stand and face his own people protesting against the occupier and chanting freedom and independence. You would probably point out to some incidents where the Aounists together with some LF students were dragged and humiliated for protesting for the same cause. Does that make Sleiman more sensible to sovereignty issues. NO! we did not hear any words of condemnation from the Commander in chief!!! Guys The commander in chief is from a school that teaches obediance and nothing but obeying to orders. We had enough with obeying soldiers ie. our fellow president. Michel sleiman: we`ve heard it all! on beirutspring. pls read previous posting. The story of the commander in cheif in the restaurant. Moreover, Sleiman Pre-authorized protests and did not crash the cedar revolution. Wow! what a accomplishment. Tell me who would stand and face his own people protesting against the occupier and chanting freedom and independence. You would probably point out to some incidents where the Aounists together with some LF students were dragged and humiliated for protesting for the same cause. Does that make Sleiman more sensible to sovereignty issues. NO! we did not hear any words of condemnation from the Commander in chief!!! Guys The commander in chief is from a school that teaches obediance and nothing but obeying to orders. We had enough with obeying soldiers ie. our fellow president.

]]> By: too-much-cinema http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7255 too-much-cinema Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:02:48 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7255 Let's just hope that the divorce won't be something along the lines of "Mr & Mrs Smith" :) I would bet my $.02 cents that it won't be like that - after all, I don't think Hassan would be photogenic enough to be in black dress playing the Angelina Jolie role... -- just a joke on a serious thing. keep it up Mus! Let’s just hope that the divorce won’t be something along the lines of “Mr & Mrs Smith”
:)

I would bet my $.02 cents that it won’t be like that – after all, I don’t think Hassan would be photogenic enough to be in black dress playing the Angelina Jolie role…
– just a joke on a serious thing.

keep it up Mus!

]]> By: Bad Vilbel http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7254 Bad Vilbel Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:42:14 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7254 I agree. Put the freakin divorce on the table. Enough status quo. Enough prolonging the agony. I agree. Put the freakin divorce on the table. Enough status quo. Enough prolonging the agony.

]]> By: JoseyWales http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7253 JoseyWales Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:19:48 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7253 <i>“colorless”, “boring”, “insipid”...</i> Gee Steve, you fooled me...I thought you were talking about Saniora or Saad. ;) Better yet than armistice it may well be time to put divorce on the table, just to see what happens. “colorless”, “boring”, “insipid”…

Gee Steve, you fooled me…I thought you were talking about Saniora or Saad. ;)

Better yet than armistice it may well be time to put divorce on the table, just to see what happens.

]]> By: Bad Vilbel http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7252 Bad Vilbel Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:45:42 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/08/21/a-strategic-armistice/#comment-7252 That's an excellent analogy, Mustapha. And a very sad one. Let's face it, just sitting on a broken marriage (i.e. prolonging the status quo, a dysfunctional state) is a dumb idea. The "kids" are fleeing this dysfunctional household in droves. In the end, either we need to fix the marriage, or divorce. There is absolutely no excuse for maintaining a dysfunctional state and hoping for some magical fix somewhere down the line. There won't be much of a state left by then, which, basically, takes up back to the "divorce". That’s an excellent analogy, Mustapha. And a very sad one.

Let’s face it, just sitting on a broken marriage (i.e. prolonging the status quo, a dysfunctional state) is a dumb idea. The “kids” are fleeing this dysfunctional household in droves. In the end, either we need to fix the marriage, or divorce. There is absolutely no excuse for maintaining a dysfunctional state and hoping for some magical fix somewhere down the line. There won’t be much of a state left by then, which, basically, takes up back to the “divorce”.

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