Hanna Batatu once told me that after the 1963 coup in Iraq, and the massacre of communists, he could not work on Iraq, and write his book. He became so disillusioned and so disgusted with the developments. It was only in the 1970s, that Batatu resumed his work. How can one not be disillusioned and not be disgusted looking at the slide toward civil strife in Lebanon? And the merchants of war in Lebanon, always lead the country to war, with a smile on their faces. Just watch Jumblat give his speech yesterday.