سليمان يعتبر أن معادلة "الجيش-الشعب-المقاومة" لم تعد "صالحة لأي بيان وزاري"

I love what you said Mr. President.
It is time for establishing law and order
It is time to make the LAF the only protectors for all
It is time to disarm all groups without exception
It is time for citizens to feel like they have a country not a farm
Thank you and may God protect you from those who might wish you harm.

The President has put things in their proper place.
hizbushaitan is a terrorist Iranian militia, and it is expected they will aggress the President in some way.
May God Protect truth tellers from this filthy militia.

“Out of our differentiation between the resistance and terrorism, it is time for the state and the army to be the sole decision-makers on the use of force,” said Suleiman... Excellent!

I hope he doesn't come out tomorrow and deny that he said this.

god help you mr the president in your mission impossible we are all behind you in your present endeavor but please tell us what are you going to do to bring ha, their shiite followers and all other errant lebanese back to lebanon and put lebanon's interests above all???

Dear Mr. President: Thank you for your opinion, but it simply does not count. The Islamic Secular Resistance aka HA (Hussain Army) is the only entity that is entrusted with the protection of Lebanon and its institutions. In matters of national security and fighting terrorism, the resistance cannot consult with you, the people, or the army. For your information, any new policy will eliminate the Army and People from the equation of the defense strategy and leave only the Islamic Resistance. In fact, there should be no army and no people except Ashraf Al Nass and Hussain Army. We the Shia of Ali Ibn Talib will liberate Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. Tfehhhh

now that he said this.... he should not leave the presidential palace as syria and hezbolah have always killed off those they dont like...

God Bless You, Mister President

The only "neutral " cabinet to be signed by the President's " decree" would be to place the LAF in temporary power until a new election & if possible a new referendum of a new " constitution " is put forward to the citizens' of Lebanon to vote including lebanese living abroad ! There are no institution in Lebanon that represents the whole broad spectrum of our society than the LAF ! Be it Shia , Sunni, Dirzi , or Christians ! But put my opinion aside the President has made a tremendous speech!
Signed Wolf .........!

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your opinions on armed Palestinians? Hariri's Takfiris? Tripoli mobs? Amal? Marada? Jumblat's weapons?... are you all blind? or so narrow minded? Are you looking for a clean Leb? Or just HA phobic?

While foreign forces and interests have successfully divided Lebanon into "Army-People-Resistance", the very country that we are supposed to resist from is sitting pretty and prospering culturally, politically and economically. The allies who funded, built and are now prolonging the alleged resistance have not lifted a finger against whom they are allegedly resisting. The very cancer (Israeli/Palestinian) which is the root of Lebanon's demise that has invaded our bodies (Lebanon) are still preset and spreading. Yes Mr. President it is time to admit that this "baby formula" our mothers are feeding our children is poisonous. It is time to cut ties with all those who place their regional interests ahead of ours and are in conflict with our well being and prosperity.

the Army-People-Resistance Formula was never applicable Mr. President since the majority of Lebanese rejected the idea of it, and claimed the Lebanese Army as their sole representative, people want Army not beirdos!

This is a superb position by our great good-for-nothing corrupt president-by-parachute known for singlehandedly removing the zeer from the beer in a record 5+ years. This wonderful position of his will be expended at one of our hallmark financial institutions, Bank al Iflas al Watani. mabrouk

That's My President!! So Proud!

When the power was all in the hands of the Maronites, Lebanon was the Paris of the Middle East and the country was the capital of the Arab world with all head quarters stationed in Lebanon. When these powers were taken out from them, the likes of HA and their fanaticism came on and destroyed the beauty and tranquility of this country. Lebanon had been freed from israel and the resistance is no more applicable. If HA want to liberate palestine, which I can't deny them this, let them all go to Iran and do as they like. After all, Iran want to clash with israel so let it be. Here in lebanon we need civility, not the arrogance and ignorance of HA and its cronies.

God bless the president, he's got cojones if i may say so. god bless lebanon without terroristas occupying its streets.

FT, as i have mentioned many times, and the1phoenix was so kind to spell out, many plans were formulated during the talks that HA simply refused.. it is no longer m14s job or the presidency to suggest ideas.. why isnt HA coming up with a formula and time frame and presenting it to the Lebanese saying ok.. here is our plan.. as soon as this is done we will hand over our weapons.. but the have done nothing of the sort, on the contrary, said that their weapons will stay until the liberation of Jerusalem... so i ask as polity as i can, why are you, who advocates for people-army, not asking HA what the plans are.. why should m14 answer that?

A self respecting president can not exist alongside a party like Hizubushaitain in any country

lol--i can't figure out if you are just trying to get a rise out of people or are that stupid and brainwashed---i am leaning towards the latter....

100% phoenix.. this man's toe nail is cleaner than ANY politician out there.. this man has no blood on his hands, no multi-million dollar bank accounts filled up with Lebanese citizens money. this guy is the true definition of Ashraf-al-nass. Sulaiman loves this country and will not allow fear to stand in the face of the truth and what is right. I hope his term is extended because he is 10 times the man any of our post civil war presidents were.. and 100 times the man any presidential hopeful from m8 or m14 is. God bless him.

This is the Presidant of the Republic of Lebanon! Finally we are hearing a statesman!

Unfortunately, all our Presidant can do is make speeches. We need an adjusted constitution, not to extend parliament or positions, but to give more power to the Presidant so that he can end deadlocks like we are seeing now with the formation of the new cabinet. The Tiaf accord has made these constant deadlocks routine. PM designate Salam can take 20years to form a government and no one can do anything about it.

The resistance should officially join the LAF and together with the people we can Truely overcome everything together as a strong united Lebanon.

Southern, we know the reasons and however justified and supported by most of the lebanese people, the point is there needs to be coordination with the LAF. The way to do that is full integration with the state.

Whether we agree 100% or not with his speech, it's nice to see a strong and decisive position. I support Hezbollah's view and position on Syrian infiltration by foriegn Islamic extremists and the threat of them coming to power in Syria will be much worse than anything that happened to Lebanon in the 70s through to the end of Syrian occupation. But coordination and alliances are not only one way street. The resistance need to unite with the Lebanese army. The army is Truely the only institution in Lebanon that can be trusted.

Unification with the LAF and the resistance... and then a military coup to control Lebanon for 10 years.

hizbos are not better armed than syrian army just because they have m16 and nice gears/shoes...

he's been accomodating shias and christians, not all lebanese.

as i read all these posts and contemplate the pros and cons , i wonder why is it so hard for some to put the Lebanese interest above all . why is it conceivable to make the army the only protector of the people? . and then i realized " wait a minute this is not a country it is a farm we the people are the cheeps
can someone tell me why the so called resistant are not resisting Israel.
can some one tell me when was the last time the resistant shot a bullet toward Israel?

Mr. president we know your stand is pure Lebanese and in the interest of all people but as much as i hate to say it . "it will not amount to anything sorry Mr. president " . as long as the mentality in Lebanon is to protect foreign interest we will not have a country Just a Farm.

so their plan is to liberate Jerusalem? and you are fine and dandy with that. who cares what the president looks like.. you mention peaceful solutions.. peaceful solutions were suggested and refused over and over again by HA... so it is now HA's turn.. stop blaming it on m14... if their "this is what we need to do" is liberate palestine, then go there and do what you need to do.. we are not obligated to suffer for the palestinians more than we have already. clearly they will NEVER liberate palestine, because they are not even trying, it is just an excuse to hold on to their weapons.. and no matter how many suggestions are thrown their way they will just refuse.. and akeed, you will say sit and talk some more. lol

f.t,
denying lebanese reality ........... I dare to say that you love this reality.
how do you plan to disarm the resistance mr president? .......... with the help and solid support of good Lebanese citizens (such as yourself and mowaten).
if you look away from hezbollah, this wont make hezbollah disappear............ he did not propose looking away or make HA disappear, only what is essential to have a nation (one army).
you have a faction that is armed even better than the Syrian army.......... I bet this makes you happy and proud.
how do you plan to integrate it into the lebanese fabric?............... who is it? HA or its armed wing? HA as a political party is already integrated into the Lebanese fabric, its armed wing will be dissolved and its arms given to the LAF.

Your first sentence was wonderful, your second sentence was meaningless.

1- General Suleiman was appointed by the Syrians as commander of the Lebanese Army in 1998.

2- General Suleiman was the head of the army when many Lebanese were tortured by the Army to "confess" whatever the army wanted.

3- General Suleiman was the head of the army when many Lebanese were arrested based on orders from Syria on August 7, 2001.

4- His brother in law, Gebran Kuriyyeh was the official spokesman of Hafez Assad, father of the current Syrian president Basher Assad.

5- General Suleiman defended Syrian connection with Fatah al Islam , claiming that the terrorist organization was part of Al Qaida, this is despite the confessions of the jailed Fatah al Islam terrorists about their links to Syria.

6- General Suleiman praised Hezbollah for their alleged victory during the summer war with Israel , despite the fact that Hezbollah criticized the army during the war which left Lebanon in ruins with over 1200 dead , mainly civilians.

sab3a,
Your true being has always been known to all: HA first and LAF last, Your sect first and being Lebanese last. How many citizens like you can Lebanon afford?

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize there is one. Supporters of HA arms have always pointed out previous governments have legitimized HA weapons in the policy statement. Now the legitimate president who was elected by M8 and M14 is revoking the legitimacy of HA weapons rendering them illegal and that is the first step in dealing with them. Not a single entity, group or organization in Lebanon can disarm HA, please keep calm, nothing has changed on the ground. This is just a first step in coming up with a solution that is in fact legal, such as folding HA weapons into LAF. This is how democracies work, no violence is necessary.

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize there is one. Supporters of HA arms have always pointed out previous governments have legitimized HA weapons in the policy statement. Now the legitimate president who was elected by M8 and M14 is revoking the legitimacy of HA weapons rendering them illegal and that is the first step in dealing with them. Not a single entity, group or organization in Lebanon can disarm HA, please keep calm, nothing has changed on the ground. This is just a first step in coming up with a solution that is in fact legal, such as folding HA weapons into LAF. This is how democracies work, no violence is necessary. Mr. President, I have always been behind you, and you continue to have my deepest respect.

How can we accept a terrorist organization such as ha to protect lebanon especially that this terrorist organization does not represent lebanese, its leaders are not elected democratically by lebanese but rather appointed by iran.

It is time to pay for Electricity, and stop dancing with the old iTune of Zionists and Israel on the border.
The Tootsie is going to collapse then accepts to negotiate its arms once the Syrian regime is gone.