i understand that the political system in lebanon is impossibly dysfunctional and they have to redesign their constitution. however, that's a necessary but not a sufficient condition for lebanese self-determination.

as a very small country with a very strategic port, the lebanese have been constantly dealing with outside manipulation for decades. the israelis are probably the only actor in the region that will let them govern themselves, but they have to convince themselves that it's true.

i would like to see lebanon help israel rather than fight it and i want israel to try to make that happen. i admit i'm driven by a desire to correct mistakes in history. this is a single ethnic group that should be reconnected.

there's a saying about horses, water and drinking.