LEBANESE POLITCIANS DON’T SEEM TO KNOW WHY THEY WERE ELECTED: Politicians in Lebanon, especially those in thrall to an armed group that has hijacked the Lebanese state, seem to delight in making nonsensical and offensive comments against GCC nations, which have been the most consistent donors and have bailed out the country numerous times. Charbel Wehbe, a caretaker foreign minister, has now sought to resign after his comments in a TV interview strained relations further with the GCC. The fact is, as long as the dispensation in Lebanon engages in the task of giving political cover for Hezbollah instead of providing basic services to the Lebanese, relations with many Arab states will remain strained. [COMMENT BY: Omar Shariff, International Editor]
Reuters