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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
eta: Larry Johnson says that Hezbollah's key backers are Iran, not Syria.
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Sure -- because Iran has the money, people, and technology, as well as the motivation, to fund, train and support Hezbollah.
Syrians are tough mothers with all the motivation they need, but since the Soviet Union fell they've been lagging militarily and they're dirt poor.
However, Syria is the major facilitator and middleman. The Hezbollah camps have for years been in the Bekaah Valley in Lebanon -- which until very recently was occupied by Syrian troops. Also, Syria effectively controlled Lebanon while Hezbollah grew and flourished.
Iran drives the train, but the operation could barely happen without Syria.
S_A_M
P.S. This whole mess is one of the stranger unintended consequences of the asassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, isn't it?
