The editor of one of Beirut's English-language newspapers, the Daily Star, suggests that Hizbullah has some important lessons to teach Lebanon, the Arab world, and all those who are interested in helping build a stable and happy future in the Middle East. Such advice certainly seems less than intuitively obvious since it has largely been the actions of Hizbullah that sparked the invasion of Lebanon last month, and the very existence of Hizbullah as a political and military organization in Lebanon has undermined the power and legitimacy of the Lebanese people, through their government, to control and pursue their destiny as a united nation.
However, the Daily Star would have us push these rather glaring tactical missteps aside and focus on the positive
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