Hezbollah Leader Vows to Fight on Behalf of Syrian Regime

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Re: Hezbollah Leader Vows to Fight on Behalf of Syrian Regime

@Ma_Mooli

lol. The gulf arabs have never been friends with hizbullah, infact they’ve always been considered as an extended hand of iran and hence an enemy. Pre- syria, they tried numerous ways to get it to dis-arm and heavily funded its opposition esp during elections, just to keep it out of government.
Then during the israel - lenanon war, they were actually cheering israel, hoping hezbullah would be crushed. They were severely disappointed. They detested hamas for its link to Hezbullah.

Sister** Ma Mooli** – You have to distinguish between Gulf Arab rulers and Arab public just as you are distinguishing between religious Shias and the Secular ones likes of Chalabis and Allaawis.

In an era of credibility deficits among Arab leaders in the eyes of their publics, Hezbollah’s chief has built his influence outside of Lebanese borders based on a sense of integrity that he carefully cultivated. This only added to his personal charisma. In his appeal to the masses, he has mastered the touch of speaking to the hearts of Arabs as no one has done since Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt passed from the scene in 1970.

Remarkably, up until this point he has survived the tensest moments of Shia-Sunni tensions in the Middle East. Even as sectarianism was particularly pronounced in Iraq and Lebanon, Nasrallah managed to retain his popularity in Sunni-majority Arab countries like Jordan and Egypt. And even as he entered into a duel with the Sunni-supported government of Fuad Seniora following the 2006 war, more Arabs in these countries took Nasrallah’s side than that of the Lebanese government. Critical to Nasrallah’s popularity is not only his seeming effectiveness in dealing with Israel—which remains critical—but also a projection of himself as an Arab nationalist, as a Lebanese nationalist, even as he also advocates for his own Shia community.

Commentary: Hezbollah’s Power Play | The National Interest

@Ma_Mooli

Infact their sole concern in syria is to break the hezb- iran link, and bring in bring in a pro arab leader… Nothing whatsoever to do with democracy.
So to sit there and pretend hizbullah is losing such ‘friends’ over this is comical to say the least. Hezbullah can tell a friend from foe, and it is certainly no loss to them.

Iran and Hezbollah have blundered big time! Just to gain short term gains they have lost a lot.

It would have been a master stroke if the Iran and Hezbollah distanced themselves from Bashar Assad as an ally because he has proved to be a ruthless tyrant.

If they had only advised him to step down that would have forced Bashar Assad out of office.

The new ‘democratic Government’ would have been very soft on Iran and Hezbollah – same as the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

By siding with Bashar Assad Iran and Hezbollah have shown their true sectarian faces.

Resulting in:

1. Iran and Hezbollah have lost all the sympathy they had with Sunni/Arab public.
2. Eventual leadership in Syria will always see Iran and Hezbollah as the real enemies – rightly so.
3. Iran and Hezbollah have lost close links they had with Palestinian groups.
4. Palestinian cause has been pushed 50 years back.
5. ‘Islamic Front’ against the Zionists/West is a remote dream now - Divided the Ummah has become more weak and sectarian interests rule - and hand of the Tyrants in the Middle East has been strengthened.
6. Egypt was becoming close to Iran and President Morsi even paid a visit to Iran recently - now this relationship will be strained to breaking point.

Sometimes to be too sure of one’s abilities and righteousness makes people commit blunders par excellence - Iran and Hezbollah have blundered big-time!