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Paranoia

January 14, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

Andrew Exum:

to an outsider, Hizballah looks like the big bully in Lebanon — which it most certainly is. But from within the organization, all many can see are enemies: Saudi Arabia, Israel, March 14th, the United States, etc. Just because you’re paranoid does not mean people are not out to get you, and we know that Hizballah’s domestic enemies have conspired with forces outside Lebanon to weaken Hizballah’s standing

I’m pretty sure that’s the exact argument Israel supporters use when the Jewish state is accused of bullying.