Aoun Says Fate of Hizbullah's Arms Subject to Defense Strategy
In light of the controversy that emerged after President Michel Aoun's statement about Hizbullah's weapons, Aoun stated on Tuesday that the future of the party's arms will comply with Lebanon's National Defense Strategy.
“The matter is subject to the National Defense Strategy which we have been trying to set when the incidents got ahead of us,” Aoun told Egyptian Nile News TV channel.
“Lebanon, relative to its surroundings in terms of both human and economic power, is incapable of building a military force capable of confronting the enemy. Therefore it has to use special ways for fighting, involving regular (army) and popular forces. This is the idea that can be translated into a realistic plan,” added the President.
Numerous dangers threaten Lebanon, most of them coming from the Israeli enemy, and pose challenges for the State to face them by putting forth a National Defense strategy based on the Constitution, the laws, the requirements of coexistence and the resolutions of the international legitimacy.
Aoun's comments came after an earlier statement about Hizbullah's armament that raised criticisms.
On Sunday, Aoun has stressed that Hizbullah's weapons “do not contradict with the State,” noting that it is “more than guaranteed” that Hizbullah will not “turn its arms inwards.”
Separately commenting on the controversial electoral law, Aoun expressed adherence to a proportional representation system for the upcoming parliamentary polls.
He said: “I support proportionality which allows the representation of all national components including the minorities.”
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7 years
The President does deserve real respect, atleast he is realistic about the defence of Lebanon, whilst the ones opposing him wants Lebanon to be pacified and weak.
7 years
Mystic, those who oppose to this patriotic statement by the president are outsiders.... this explains why.
7 years
Mystic..
"whilst the ones opposing him wants Lebanon to be pacified and weak"
So opposing him, cannot mean anything else?
Could it not mean, most would prefer a peace deal with Israel & end this absurd state of war? For how long does Lebanon hope to have this state of war BS go on?
Aoun should be talking to HA & Israel about ending this crap.
Israel is not going anywhere & no one can remove it.
learn to accept them as your neighbors & end this madness.
Allow Lebanese to live some resemblance of a normal life.
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Southern..."those who oppose to this patriotic statement by the president are outsiders"
Well you are somewhat right...I & many are outsiders, in fact their are more outside than inside, because lebanon has abandoned its people whilst worried about looking after Palestinians & Syrians, at the same time remaining in a state of war.
Yes many are outsiders, southern, but remember this.
It was & still is the outsiders who pour their hard earned money to keep those inside to stay afloat.
maybe you should remember the phrase, "Never bite the hand that feeds you".
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Israel will laugh when they see people yell out for peace.
That is the time that Lebanon will be wiped off the map, the day we bow down to Israel.
This is about Lebanon, not Syria or Palestine only.
7 years
roar you can write peace with Israel all you want, it will not change anybodies minds.
You seem to think it is all about Palestine only, even though Lebanon suffered alot because of Israel.
7 years
@roar,
who pour their hard earned money are not outsiders, but from within, they are the ones who keep the country alive thus to survive... they live outside but not OUTSIDERS.
the outsiders, are zionists and Saudi trolls whose role is to spread sectarian hates among readers.
Lebanon didn't abandon its people but rather is subjected and forced to defend its sovereignty from both sides of the borders, from an apartheid terrorist state like Israel and from the takfiri terror.
"maybe you should remember the phrase, "Never bite the hand that feeds you".: it doesn't apply.
7 years
mystic, You know my stand on HA..No one has defended their brave actions more than I.
Be it the Liberation of Lebanon, their incredible sacrifice to keep the huge evil plague that was supposed to sweep into Lebanon via IS-Nusra etc out.
I am not against them...My call for peace is for them & all lebanese...When does all Lebanese get to live a normal way of life?
do you see it being a resistance state forver?
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southern, I oppose the President on many fronts.
So according to your statement, I'm an outsider.
Your comments reflect the problems of Lebanon.
either you agree or your an enemy.
Try to debate without pushing people further away from you, because they simply disagree with you.
7 years
I know you did roar, that is why I don't seem to understand your current stances on Israel.
You should read about how many times they bombed the Resistance and Syrian army in support of Al Nusra salafis inside Syria.
Yes roar, aslong as Israel exists then Lebanon shall be a Resistance state, you just wrote yourself that Israel will never be removed, then so will Lebanon continue to resist.
7 years
Roar,
read again "those who oppose to this patriotic statement ".. of course many people oppose him for many aspects, even you sometimes.
7 years
Mystic. You should know I try to be as fair & as objective as possible
Not once have I stated Israel have done good for Lebanon or deserves compassion etc, I am merely offering the only possible solution I know of ending this "state of war".
If you know a better way out, please share it with us.
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and,
Aoun this time is very realistic about the status quo and cares about the fate of the country as whole.... so, nothing is wrong if he says that the army is not strong enough and HA weapons are part of the defence strategy... even you sometime agreed with that fact, why change!
7 years
I disagree, Southern. the fact is Aoun has placed Lebanon is grave danger with his chest pumping statement.
In 2006 israel only bombed south Lebanon or HA held areas because the official Lebanese statement was "we are dissociated with HA"
Now the official Lebanese statement is "we are totally accosiated with HA"
it means Israel can legitimately bomb all of lebanon.
7 years
Forgive the spelling errors too many to fix, accosiated= assoiated etc
7 years
Roar,
Israel will never dare to bomb any area in Lebanon, since they know from previous experience that Tel Aviv is at glance and reachable.... Lebanon never initiate a war but responds when attacked.... btw, nobody likes or wants wars. i leave you this video of an activist jew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDe65-nF3FQ
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lol southen, I posted that Vid myself years ago on here.
You guys miss the point..I am not against HA..
Everyone knew the LAF & HA were working together, but it was publicly denied for a reason.
I'll allow you the privilege of working it out why that was the best way to go about it.
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then thanks for the video... it's a way of showing that i'm not against the jews when we talk about Israel, but against the zionists, and Israel is a zionist state... even its leaders can't travel abroad, i'm sure you're up-to-date more than anyone.. cheers.
7 years
The same troll is having a conversation with himself using his multiple accounts!!!! Amazing!
7 years
The only troll is you, who had nothing to say about the article but came to do what exactly? yep to troll the forums.
get a life isis/nusra lover-troll.
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FT, I'm in position to dispute the facts you put forward.
I had always thought it only targeted the south & HA areas.
I recall H.Nasrallah, saying if they hit Beirut then he will hit Tel Aviv etc.
But as I said, You are there & know a little more, plus I trust you to be a trustworthy source.
Oh well, as I said before...Its a shame if no peace can be reached, it means this war goes on forever!
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I'm in "no" position
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Israel made very few strategic hits above south Lebanon to destroy bridges and passages of Ebola weapons. Ebola used those routes because they were not going to be hit by Israel.
Those hits made almost no victims. Get your facts straight FT!
Ps: Not defending anyone, just stating facts (for Southy Idiot who will call me a zionist)
7 years
It is funny how the same person is having a conversation with himself using their multiple accounts.
7 years
But here it is. Many people in the South are scared to return to the good old days when (1) Palestinian armed factions fire a rocket at Israel (2) Israel bomb the crap out of their villages (3) Lebanese army is too weak stop them (4) Politicians feeding us the nonsense that Lebanon strength is its weakeness because they are too chicken to tell people what is needed to build a strong army namely spend money and have a draft (5) Hezbollah does not want it either because it also mean that they will have to lose their arms. Does that cover it? We talked about this before but the reality is that the Hezbos do not want to give up the weapons no matter what and the other side is too cowardly to tell people the cost involved in building a strong Lebanon
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the night security guard says "plus FT I trust you to be a trustworthy source."
priceless!
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Shameful statements by someone who is supposed to be the chief of the armed forces.
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And hezballah is the only group not to have submitted a plan for a defense strategy for good reason they have no say about the fate of the weapons, the decision on how those are used is made in Tehran.
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"Army would definitely do better than Hezbollah fiasco in 2006"
Either you are not in touch with reality or simply someone who likes to make childish comments.
The LAF or any Arab standing army, would be crushed, decimated within a week.
HA not only lasted for more than a month, It defied all the pre war conditions of Israel & came out of it with so much more.
The only way the LAF can become the sole defender is when Israel decides to sign a peace agreement...talk about peace agreements & HA integrating into the LAF etc or whatever, but do not make false claims, because your case will not be heard.
7 years
lol
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Aoun was given a chance to show presidential traits and quickly blew it away. He is a puppet of Hizb. Hizb objective is nothing short of making Lebanon a colony of Iran's Junta and a bargaining ship in its nuclear ambitions. As Hizb has sacrificed Lebanon in 2016 and caused the destruction of Shia cities, it will do it again without hesitation as it is nothing more than Iran Junta’s occupation army in Lebanon. As to its fake claim of restoring pride and defiance… we heard that before in North Korea. As to Hizb 95% support among Shia, it is the same as Saddam or Kaddafi 95% support that suddenly disappeared once their brutal regime was toppled. When would the Shia wake up to this poison among them infecting the whole country. As to Aoun, his case is hopeless and the damage he is causing Lebanon’s sovereignty, independence and prosperity will impact generations to come.
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Aoun was given a chance to show presidential traits and quickly blew it away. He is a puppet of Hizb. Hizb objective is nothing short of making Lebanon a colony of Iran's Junta and a bargaining ship in its nuclear ambitions. As Hizb has sacrificed Lebanon in 2016 and caused the destruction of Shia cities, it will do it again without hesitation as it is nothing more than Iran Junta’s occupation army in Lebanon. As to its fake claim of restoring pride and defiance… we heard that before in North Korea. As to Hizb 95% support among Shia, it is the same as Saddam or Kaddafi 95% support that suddenly disappeared once their brutal regime was toppled. When would the Shia wake up to this poison among them infecting the whole country. As to Aoun, his case is hopeless and the damage he is causing Lebanon’s sovereignty, independence and prosperity will impact generations to come.
7 years
Your argument is so flawed, it borders on the rantings of a mad man.
Ghaddafi support disappeared once their brutal regime was toppled?
are you serious? are you delusional? or just ignorant?
Libya was totally destroyed, its leader was replaced by ISis,Qaida etc
Its people whom you call lost supporters are risking their lives on old boats that have a 50/50 chance of making to the other side just to escape the horror brought unto to them.
You call that his support suddenly disappeared?
wow, great commentary.
7 years
Ahh you left out some important facts.
Israel had said it will not stop the war unless its two soldiers were returned unharmed & HA gave up its weapons.
Did Israel achieve any of those goals?
Clear answer was no & no..in fact HA returned the two dead soldiers in return for thousands of jailed lebanese that were imprisoned in Israel.
This is the way you decide who gained & who lost.
Not who blew up a building or bridge...its who came out with what they went into battle for.
7 years
Without Ebola, we would have more tourism, more investments, more stability, stronger borders (controlled by the Army, not by a smuggling militia, that attacks or invades at will), and a better quality of life for our country.
Israel would never attack us, nor would they have reasons to attack us. The chebaa farms can be resolved diplomatically. This would be a strong state! A state that shines by its powerful economy! Not by it's Iranian weapons! Some people here want to work, and work hard, and live a prosperous life! Others are barbarians, interested in the power of their weapons and smuggling! Guess who!
Do I respect general Aoun who is now president? I sure do