The Debka File reported that the Saudis Monday, Oct. 25, urged Lebanon’s pro-Western Prime Minister Saad Hariri to step down without delay and make way for an administration dominated by pro-Syrian ministers and Hizballah. 

According to the article:

“King Abdullah, according to debkafile‘s Middle East and Beirut sources, sees no other way of saving Lebanon from tipping over into civil strife over Hizballah’s demand to disband the international tribunal probing the 2005 murder of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.”

This resignation will lay the groundwork for charges by Hizballah that Israel was behind the murder. 

This is an example of the Lebanese desire for self-preservation.  They will allow Iran and Hizballah to essentially take over their country in exchange for avoiding a civil war.  As America begins to withdraw from the area (President Obama can’t get out fast enough!), there will be no one (other than the Lebanese) to defend their democracy.  Because Iran is rapidly acquiring nuclear capability, I am sure the Lebanese feel that this is their only safe choice.  This is unfortunate, but underscores the problem with Iran becoming a nuclear nation.  Iran is a nation led by a bully that has plans to dominate the Middle East and eventually help set up a world-wide caliphate.  We didn’t see it coming when Hitler planned to conquer the world, and we are avoiding seeing it when Iran makes the same plans.

Investors.com posted an editorial yesterday about what the documents leaked by Wikileaks showed regarding Iran’s actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Iran is a country that will eventually have to be dealt with.  Hopefully that will happen before Iran is a nuclear power.