Fighting Resumes in Lebanon

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So the militias are at it again in Lebanon. Countryman is fighting countryman as the world sits back and watches its handiwork play out. For years Lebanon has been a plaything used by multiple countries as a part of their broader Middle East strategies. Iran, Syria, the United States, Saudi Arabia - they are all complicit in the fighting and death. What I am most saddened by though is that the Lebanese people have once again allowed themselves to be manipulated into killing one another. One would have thought that 15 years of civil war and over 100,000 dead would have taught us that fighting only hurts the Lebanese people. The last time I was in Lebanon there seemed to be such high hopes for the country - new buildings were being constructed, infrastructure had been repaired, tourism was picking up - all in all it seemed that a bright future was on the horizon. Now it seems all that has truly been lost.