Nasrallah: Hezbollah Doesn't Want Another Great Victory Over the Zionists
This might seem kind of confusing...
... 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!
