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Originally Posted by Kelhus100
For good or bad it seems inevitable that like most of the rest of the formerly diverse Middle East, non Muslims minorities will be physically pushed out of Lebanon and the more wealthy Middle Eastern states and Palestinian "protestors" will cynically use Lebanon as a geopolitical pawn piece, and the people themselves will be the worser for it.
I doubt France will be able to exert any meaningful influence or bring stability, as the Middle Eastern powers will fight them tooth and nail in the UN to keep Lebanon as their political pawn.
Given that non-Muslims make up about half of Lebanon's population this is unlikely, if not impossible.
I don't think France plans to "bring stability". And even if they wanted to try, France is one of the worst countries in the world at bringing stability anywhere. There are however strong cultural ties between the countries, so I suspect France will spearhead a European relief effort.
