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It was the famous line uttered by the late former secretary-general of Hezbollah after the disastrous war of 2006.

Yet the pro-Iranian militia can’t seem to help itself — always eager to “help its neighbor,” especially when the one that pays the price is Lebanon.

And so, it happened again in October 2023.

The brilliant idea this time? To support Hamas by launching a so-called “war of solidarity.”

The result?

Southern villages reduced to rubble, families displaced, and Israeli troops now entrenched inside Lebanese territory. Bravo, maestro.

The cruel irony of it all is staggering: Hamas, the supposed beneficiary of this grand but utterly futile gesture, went on to sign an agreement with Israel, while South Lebanon remains in ruins.

So what was the war for again?

Ah yes, to “liberate Jerusalem.”

The outcome: 4,000 officially dead, 16,000 wounded, and $14 billion in damages — all of it in Lebanon!

And now comes the punch line: the same “strategists” are asking that the State rebuild.

Picture the scene: you smash your own dishes in a fit of rage, then hand your neighbor the bill to replace them.

Reconstruction, they say, is the State’s job — meaning the Lebanese people must pay for the recklessness of others, while those who unleashed the storm remain comfortably seated in their self-proclaimed role as “divine victorious resistance.”

And still, it goes on…

As if this tragic farce weren’t enough, Hezbollah continues to refuse disarmament, to deny the army control over Lebanese soil, and to reject any dialogue with Israel – all written in black and white.

As if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, ordinary citizens look on in disbelief: a pointless war, civilian casualties, and militia leaders applauding their own disasters before handing others the broom to clean up the mess.

If war were an art, Hezbollah would be Dalí: master of chaos and incomprehensible destruction (with all due apologies to the fans of the great artist).

Now, as the drums of war are sounding again, one can only wonder what will the pro-Iranian militia seek to “liberate” this time?
We fear the worst.

But this time… they know.