Israel won the war. We will win the peace.

This is a speech I would like to hear from the president of an Arabic nation.

Israel won the war. We will win the peace.
Each and every time we fought them we lost. Let us try a different strategy. A winning strategy that does not rely on weapons that we can't have.

In war we can see no end to the dark road. In peace we may see the light not so far away. In war we are doomed. In peace we have a chance.

Let them take whatever they want.
Give them the land. Give them the water.
Give them the living room, the dining room and the bedroom.
We will stay in the kitchen.
We, Arabs, are more hospitable and generous than the Europeans.

But remember: one day we will prevail. We will prevail in peace. We will prevail with our youth and talent.

They planted oranges in the desert. We will change sand into water.
They walked on the moon. We will run to the sun.
They bark and brag about their free speech and democracy. We will silently show them the true free speech and democracy.

China is proving that the most valuable resource is the human resource. We have plenty of it.
They will no more fear our bombs. But one day they will fear the Arabic Union as much they fear the rising China.

Europe: have no fear for you will not become Islamic. We will have enough jobs down here, for us and for your children in need. And we will host your children in our living room, in our dining room and in our bedroom.

To our youth I say: forgive us for we have failed you. But we will close the old book of hatred and defeat, and we will open a new page of love and victory. We will teach you how to plant the seeds of progress. And we will rest our hopes and future on your shoulders.

Do not look back. Life is in front of you with her arms wide open. Let her embrace you.
Let Da Vinci and Einstein be the lighthouse of the harbor where you sail from. But sail far far away, to horizons where the smile and the light of your predecessors vanish at the feet of mountains of glory. And then you will climb to the top.

You will prevail.

Joumblatt Beyk Smashes General Aoun

Walid Joumblatt serves an ace and smashes Michel Aoun.

Joumblatt is just too clever. He decides to use the same type of rhetoric that once made the general a superstar. And with this rhetoric he achieves several goals:

1) Cut the grass under Aoun’s feet. The general is now in the awkward position where he can’t go back to his old rhetoric that used to enchant the Christian population. It would look like imitation. And every move toward the pro-Syrians resonates like a betrayal. His supporters can’t help but ask “where is our Napoleon? Is it Walid Joumblatt?”

2) Cut the grass under Hassan Nasrallah’s feet. Hezbollah’s leader cannot continue with his pro-occupation stance which is too cowardly when compared to the heroic position of his old rival, the Druze leader. In the end, the people will applaud those who braved the dangers. Nasrallah is quickly loosing steam from old conquests and he must correct course shortly.

3) Revive the dreams of the Lebanese people. Those dreams that were shattered by the repressive Syrian occupation. The words of Joumblatt reverberate like delicious echoes in the minds of the liberated people. The Lebanese youth can dream once again! A bright future may be just around the corner.

Let us hope that Syria will find its own Napoleon soon.