Berri Urges Lebanese Not to Exploit Developments in Syria to Achieve Political Gains
Speaker Nabih Berri considered on Wednesday that Lebanese parties shouldn't depend on an “expected” attack on Syria by Western countries to achieve personal gains locally.
“There are principles that organize the ties between the Lebanese and they can't be modified,” Berri said in comments published in As Safir newspaper.
He pointed out that the Lebanese don't add anything to the ongoing conflict in the neighboring country Syria.
The speaker warned that the turmoil in the region only benefits Israel.
Berri stressed that any western military intervention in Syria aims at preventing any of the conflict parties to achieve gains, saying that “Israel and the United States want to exhaust Syria.
U.S. forces are gearing up to strike Syria, though the West insists its goal is not regime change but to punish President Bashar Assad's government for unleashing chemical warfare on civilians.
The ground for a military intervention was laid out by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who for the first time said last week's attack, thought to have killed hundreds, could only have been perpetrated by Assad's forces.
But the onrushing likelihood of action within days was met with defiance in Damascus, with regime officials pledging to fight any attack with "surprise" measures, while Syrian allies Russia and Iran warned of dire consequences.
Britain and France also moved to back the use of force in Syria, while the White House promised to provide declassified evidence this week to prove that the August 21 chemical attack was the work of regime forces.
over 10 years
"The speaker warned that the turmoil in the region only benefits Israel."
I am sick and tired of Lebanese politicians attempting to scare the people by equivocating their regional mischief that it will benefit Israel while they take no meaningful and significant action and avoid facing the Israeli problem head on.
over 10 years
Hizbelzbele ou enta ya nabih el zbeleh are Lebanon's cancer!
its either the cancer or Lebanon... I think in the end its gona be Lebanon!
over 10 years
Berri Urges Lebanese Not to Exploit Developments in Syria to Achieve Political Gains............
Agreed Mr. Berri, now start acting accordingly. You know too well that your owe your position as speaker of the house to the dominant Syrian role in Lebanon. Same with HA weapons.
I pray that a day will come when Lebanese Politicians are not made in the capitals of Syria, Iran and KSA.
over 10 years
Surely now is the time that Mr. Berri shows his leadership and calls for an immediate emergency meeting of the Parliament.
Every other country has its parliament meeting in emergency session, so how will Lebanon look if its' parliament just carries on ignoring things as per Mr. Berri's lack of leadership.
over 10 years
mr speaker, if you really really care about lebanon, you will leave it and go manage the gas stations you own in the us with your sons. you have been speaker for too long and have been corrupted by the system, and since you are the longest serving elected official in the arab world, you have also become a symbol of that corruption.
if you care about your legacy, please step down and stay out of the news.
thank you
the lebanese people.
over 10 years
samiam
Very well said my friend.
Time for him to leave and bring in new ,fresh and honest blood to this seat
Such a foul twisted player ! Thief on top , having gone from being the office boy for Imam Moussa Sadr, to the thief billionaire politician we know today !