Nasrallah: Hezbollah Doesn’t Want Another Great Victory Over the Zionists

By
Omri Ceren
– August 15, 2007Posted in: Lebanon and Hezbollah

This might seem kind of confusing…

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday that his organization is not interested in another war in the region, and expressed hope that such a scenario would be avoided. Addressing a rally that marked the end of the Second Lebanon War, Nasrallah said Hezbollah was nonetheless continuing to prepare for the possibility of a war, and added his organization would not “rest on its laurels.”… Nasrallah did not personally attend the rally. His speech was relayed to the crowd on giant screens set up in a stadium and on top of buildings in the southern suburbs… Tens of thousands of people attended the rally, carrying pictures of Nasrallah and placards that read “August 14 – the day of victory over the Zionist regime.” “For us he [Nasrallah] is the hero and with his wisdom and military tactics he made this victory,” a man carrying Hezbollah’s yellow flag said.

… until you realize that Hezbollah got trounced in last summer’s war. Two things saved Nasrallah last time around: (1) the international community stopped Israel just as Olmert started pouring in troops and – far, far more importantly – (2) the US kept Israel from unleashing the IAF’s full might because the State Department didn’t want to destabilize the Siniora regime.

Maybe Nasrallah is afraid that the State Department has caught on to what everyone always knew – de facto protecting Hezbollah during the war guaranteed that Nasrallah would live to overthrow Siniora later. Maybe he’s afraid that he won’t be able to hide behind the US’s fear of instability and the UN’s skirts. But we kind of doubt it – say what you will about him, Nasrallah is not stupid. And thinking that the world would sit back and allow Israel to defend itself – that’s pretty stupid.

References:
* Nasrallah: Hezbollah doesn’t want another war with Israel [Ha'aretz]
* Hezbollah Gloats – We Spent A Month Hiding Behind the UN’s Skirts, So We Won! [MR]

Previously:
* The Lebanese Prime Minister is Either a Simpering Imbecile or a Shameless Liar
* Lebanon Play Acts At Being A Grown-Up
* Lebanon PM Has a Plan – Israel Will Stop Defending Itself, and Then Hezbollah Will Be Disarmed By the Make Believe Army that Exists Only in His Mind. Brilliant!

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