Michael Totten has been to Lebanon several times and reported extensively on the Cedar Revolution and its aftermath. This wistful article sums up the feelings of many who have watched as Hezb'allah and their Iranian paymasters have undercut the desire for freedom and independence from the people since the beginning:Nasrallah has far more enemies than friends in Lebanon, but that doesn't mean he can be defeated. The Israel Defense Force is the toughest and most sophisticated military force in the region, yet its soldiers were not able to crush Hezbollah in the July War of 2006, nor during their occupation of South Lebanon that lasted throughout the 1990's. Hezbollah's Lebanese enemies are the weakest in the region. No one should expect them to fare better than the Israelis.Still, Hezbollah is a guerrilla army, not an occupation force. Counterinsurgency is not in its toolbox. Hassan Nasrallah will have a rude awakening if he tries to emulate Hamas in Gaza and seize the whole...(Read Full Post)