Hey, everyone remember how the State Department prevented the IDF from decimating Hezbollah and then went out of their way to screw Israel diplomatically - because they wanted to avoid destabilizing the Siniora regime? Good job guys:

Developments Thursday could define the course for the next phase in the political confrontation, whether Lebanon slides further into chaos - and possibly civil war - or takes a step back from the brink. But statements from government coalition leaders offering condolences in the wake of Mugniyah's killing, indicated that majority leaders were toning down their sharp rhetoric, dominant in recent days, so as not to further inflame tensions with the opposition. Such tensions have spilled into sporadic violence in recent months.

In order to avoid a civil war that Iranian proxies would win, government officials are taking the side of... Iranian proxies. They're not doing it willingly - it's not like March 14 actually likes Hezbollah. They're doing it because Hezbollah has too much support for them not to.

At least the US isn't set to unload unprecedented US security assistance on the not particularly stable Lebanese government. Because nobody's that stupid.

References:
* Hezbollah's New Museum Is Breathtakingly Ungrateful For Massive US Help During Lebanon II [MR]
* Confirmed: Rice Went Out Of Her Way To Screw Israel On Lebanon II [MR]
* Lebanese gather for mass funeral of slain militant [YNet]
* Pentagon Gets Brilliant Idea: Let's Give Lebanon Cutting-Edge Military Tech, Training [MR]

Previously:
* Lebanon On Brink Of Civil War (Plus: State Department Prepares To Import Same Strategy To West Bank)
* Unknown Group With Freedom Of Movement In South Lebanon And A Katyusha Stockpile Bombs Israel. No Retaliation Planned.
* State Department Strategy Of Shielding Hezbollah During Lebanon II Working Out Great As Presidential Elections Postponed Again