"For some reason, all Lebanese smoke cigars when they are talking about financial folly." No, Mr. Fisk. Not all Lebanese. These are the wealthy March 14 Lebanese (Hariri cheerleaders like you) that you talk to. Maybe your driver, Abed, should take you to areas where poor people can't afford to smoke cigars. Get around a bit, Mr. Fisk. Maybe then you can start making sense about Lebanon.