Geagea: Hizbullah’s Links to Regional Disputes Will Have Consequences on Lebanon
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused Hizbullah of refusing to contact other Lebanese factions in the country, saying that it opposes holding talks with “imperialists” or whoever it cannot persuade to support its agenda.
He told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published on Thursday: “Hizbullah’s security and military connections with regional powers will incur consequences on Lebanon if it launched a confrontation with the West and Arab world.”
Asked of possible repercussions the developments in Syria may have on Lebanon, he replied: “Given the current government, anything is possible.”
“I am a regular citizen and I do not feel as if I have a responsible state looking after my wellbeing because the country is completely exposed on the security and ethical levels,” he remarked.
In addition, he noted that the dangerousness of the Syrian incursions into Lebanese territory does not lie in their extent, but in what they mean.
“This government does not even recognize itself because it does not exist,” he stressed.
“The March 14 forces are revising the developments of the previous phase in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes when it returns to power, and we will return,” the LF leader stated.
“The government is better off resigning because it will result in a catastrophe in Lebanon and it won’t achieve anything for the country,” Geagea said.
Addressing the developments in Syria, he stressed: ““Any initiative on Syria, whether it is Arab or foreign, will fail because if the Syrian regime will fall if it allows one percent of an initiative to be implemented.”
“This reality will eventually lead to the involvement of foreign powers in Syria,” he remarked.
He added however that the fall of the regime is inevitable.
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