Iran Super Thread- Merged

[rmc_wannabe]

Isn't the Hezbollah stronghold in the south near the Lebanon Israel border?

Don't get me wrong, love to see it, but the Canadian equivalent would be people protesting a Bloc Québécois rally in Ottawa or Toronto

Hezbollah is Shia backed.

Most Shias live south of the Litani River, having been "sponsored" by the Iranians and PLO to move into that area as a meat shield to prevent further Israeli expansion after the civil war.

Beirut (and surrounding area) has a larger Sunni and Christian populaion than anywhere else in Lebanon. Hezbollah has support in the Shia quarter of the city (which is essentially a Palestinian ghetto). The Christian and Sunni portions are ranging from opposed or indifferent to their efforts when Israeli bombs aren't dropping on them. Now that Israel is bombing the capital and they're caught in the crossfire....

Beirut, is the Gulf's version of Las Vegas.

Thanks to it's former French Mandate, drinking, gambling, sex work, et al are legal. I would watch rich Saudis, Emiratis, Qataris, and Kuwaitis get off a plane in robes and then quickly change in the airport bathroom into jeans and a Gucci t shirt, ready to hit the town. It made the Lebanese a lot of money.

Now that Hezboallah and their Iranian backers are upsetting the apple cart, hell yes people are going to to be pissed at them and their supporters.