Following the joint Syrian and Iranian actions toward a coup in Lebanon, and the resultant danger of yet another civil war, the blame of it all on last summer’s “Zionist war of aggression on Lebanon” has been swift to come. This is to defend from the accusations.
Lebanon has been a delicate mixture ever since its independence in 1943. The peace there, worked out by dealing key positions according to sect, depends on a demographic balance that, as Mark Steyn shows, cannot be taken for granted even in Europe. The country is split among the four main sects of Christians (Maronites), Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims and Druzes. By now, the Shia have been tipping the demographic bucket through higher birthrates, especially in comparison to the Christians, who like their European counterparts have succumbed to the modern fashion of regarding children as a burden and luxury.
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