Ironies of Lebanon

The US has been stressing the need to stick to the democratic process and not to resort to "street" in Lebanon.  But when Hizbullah outmaneuvered its rivals by arranging for the annoying billionaire (a charlatan and opportunist who is at least not dumb like mini-Hariri), Najib Miqati, to be named prime minister, the Hariri camp went wild. Street protests all over and blatant threats to other Sunnis and sectarian speeches of the most vulgar variety.  For the US (just as in Iraq among its puppets), this is what Feltman regards democracy of the highest order.