It is noteworthy that Lebanon’s very origin was linked to the international factor, and it remained so through all its political stages, starting from the election of the President and the formation of successive governments, down to the essential appointments in the state, including the Army Commander, the Central Bank Governor, and the heads of security agencies.”He added: “Since Lebanon’s inception, this country has been constructed through forced external production due to internal division and weakness.
Thus, Lebanon appeared more as an external image than an internal one. In this context, the new authority was formed amidst a sharp political division and significant American influence within Lebanon’s structures.
Small or weak countries inevitably require a regional or international guarantor; this is a radical truth in the jungle of the international system based on power, tyranny, and opportunism.
“He continued: “In all fairness, I say: our national choice is sufficient in that it defeated Israel and recovered Lebanon, its state, and its institutions for the benefit of the national project without any opportunism.
This differs radically from the American choice that accompanied the Israeli occupation of Beirut with the multinational forces and destroyers to settle the identity of the country and confirm its dependency on the Israeli project. This American choice is the same one that supported all of Israel’s wars and shared in the killing and genocide in all the wars of Lebanon and the region.
It is the same one today that joined Israel in this fateful war for the Middle East, which ended in the worst failure. Trump and his administration make no secret that America’s interest in Lebanon is identical to Israel’s interest.
It is settled that Israel is a criminal terrorist entity that does not adhere to any covenant, and the separation between Washington and Tel Aviv regarding Lebanon’s interests is a lie that no one believes.
He stated: “This means the American choice is catastrophic for Lebanon’s sovereignty and future. Washington’s betrayal of all its pledges to you since the ceasefire is enough; it has severely embarrassed you and trampled on national interests without shame. Dependency on Washington or making concessions to it is a catastrophic matter that hits the core of Lebanon’s supreme interests.
This is the point of contention between us. We must dismantle this to protect the country and prevent falling into catastrophic sedition.”He added: “It is very clear that the choices of the authority do not agree with the Resistance and the nature of its function despite what it has offered Lebanon.
When you were Army Commander, it was clear you understood Lebanon differently, and likewise after the ‘Support War’ and then the direct war that placed you in the first presidency. This means the new international factor is the cause of the new political enmity. Lebanon, in its sectarian composition, is too large to belong to America or any other country.
History is clear that no president or government, even with absolute powers, can revive this country by fundamentally clashing with some of the main components in Lebanon. Any choice that puts Lebanon’s sects against each other will burn Lebanon.”He continued: “Preventing civil war is highly possible if we understand the active causes.
Nothing is easier for civil war than a major division over national choices that contradict Lebanon’s moral doctrine. For history: neither America nor Israel can swallow Lebanon. America’s experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia is proof. Its experience in this war proved that the world has changed and the American Empire is suffering from heavy symptoms of aging. What the Resistance is doing today proves that Israel and its supporters are living in a moment of terrible strategic incapacity, to the degree that Israeli media cries out at the Resistance’s steadfastness and the helplessness of Israel’s arsenal, which constitutes the peak of modern American industry.
He said: “This war is nearing its end, and neither the American nor the Israeli could achieve any strategic goal. This is where the national necessity of the Resistance lies. Netanyahu’s tactical goals above the ruins are worthless. Lebanon is a strong rock that can be invested in by its political forces away from the game of nations.
