tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17760914.post115558443782014846..comments2023-10-06T18:52:39.473+03:00Comments on A View from a Bar Stool in Beirut: The Battle Beginsdesmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14611568921347660653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17760914.post-1155660061566691702006-08-15T19:41:00.000+03:002006-08-15T19:41:00.000+03:00How long before Nasrallah is the dictator of Leban...How long before Nasrallah is the dictator of Lebanon and the bloggers are all refugees or dead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17760914.post-1155587241313392982006-08-14T23:27:00.000+03:002006-08-14T23:27:00.000+03:00Solomon2,In a democracy, the hope is that one's vi...Solomon2,<BR/>In a democracy, the hope is that one's views could be aired at the ballot box although with our lopsided voting laws and districts I don't hold out much hope for that.<BR/>As for us relying on the Israelis....well, they were only making decisions for themselves not for Lebanon, much in the same vein that Hezbollah were. We certainly weren't "relying" on them when they obliterated so much of our country.desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611568921347660653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17760914.post-1155585689114563812006-08-14T23:01:00.000+03:002006-08-14T23:01:00.000+03:00The "cease-fire" may not mean peace, but it does m...The "cease-fire" may not mean peace, but it does mean that Lebanese can't rely on the Israelis to make tough decisions for them. Forget the government for a moment! What are <I>you</I> going to do?Solomon2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15341059223792174505noreply@blogger.com