Geagea: Only Hizbullah Can Now Stop Country's Collapse
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Monday that “only Hizbullah can now stop the country’s collapse” and that “it can pull it out of the current situation if it implements three steps.”
“Hizbullah must remove the cover off its allies, combat corruption in action not in words, withdraw from the region’s problems, end its interference in Yemen and other countries, and hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state, which must regain control of the strategic decision,” Geagea told MTV.
Commenting on Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s latest remarks about the country’s crisis, Geagea said Nasrallah’s call for forming a panel comprising all forces to seek a solution for the economic crisis is an “attempt to dodge responsibility.”
“The decisions are required from the government,” he said.
He added that the call for early elections will be the main demand of the coming period “once it is confirmed that the current government will fail in taking the necessary rescue steps.”
“This can be confirmed through its first practical step,” Geagea noted.
Separately, Geagea said talk of an opposition alliance between the LF, al-Mustaqbal Movement and the Progressive Socialist Party seems to be “premature,” noting that Mustaqbal and the PSP have not yet decided to engage in a “confrontation” against the new government.
He, however, noted that should Mustaqbal leader ex-PM Saad Hariri decide to “put his rhetoric into action and go to opposition, the only party he can rely on is the LF.”
17 February 2020, 21:28
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Agreed, so lets start with Aoun, if you recall he was best buddies with a few Israeli generals....
17 February 2020, 21:49
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Here you go looser... https://www.pintower.com/media/363384263678511209
17 February 2020, 22:30
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bigidiot
Aoun was always going with the wind.
He was with whoever was going to get him to power.
The French, The Americans, The Israelis, Bashar el Assad, Ebola...
He has ZZZZZZERO Honor! He is the biggest sold out of Lebanese History...
17 February 2020, 22:41
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Hey Bigjohn look up the Iran Contra affair and based on your statement all the Iranian Islamic revolutionaries should be killed as they were buying weapons from the US and Israel to kill Iraqis...
17 February 2020, 23:10
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all the politicians and i mean all of them are using the protest movement to settle scores between themselves... not one is issuing a mea culpa but rather accusing the others of corruption and mismanagemennt while they were ALL in power . They either turned a blind eye to save their interests or actively participated in the mess that brought lebanon to bankruptcy...
18 February 2020, 05:14
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Killon ya3ne Killon, ow Geagea wa7ad minnon...BUT...he speaks the truth. I wish more politicians and citizens/thuwwar would straight up call it what it is. It is is Hizballah that is the root or all problems. Period.
18 February 2020, 05:55
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Say what you will, he at least went to jail and did (somewhat) pay for his crimes, unlike Aoun who ran away and deserted his troops.
18 February 2020, 12:16
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I agree @just-leb and @samiam.
Still... "kellon ya3ne Kellon"!
18 February 2020, 15:37
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I don't blame Hizbullah as much as I oppose the stance of their allies the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), the Marada and Amal. The FPM in particular should distance itself from a disastrous alliance with Hizbullah and should agree to holding fresh legislative elections under a more realistic and fairer electoral law.
18 February 2020, 18:22
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Geagea left the government, so his words does not matter and have no impact.
If he wants to voice his opinion, he should come back into the fold and join the government, not just be a Saudi-American spokesperson like Gemayel.
18 February 2020, 18:23
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And if he really wants to combat corruption, his name and Gemayel name is on the list of corruption.
