Analysis by @DavidADaoud: "Aoun has said he is seeking to monopolize the use of force in the hands of the Lebanese state and doesn’t want Beirut to imitate Iraq’s PMF model. If sincere, this should be welcomed. However, Aoun seeks to achieve his stated goals through bilateral dialogue with Hezbollah, which has made clear that the president’s vision is just that: his own. Hezbollah’s officials have said they intend to retain their arms, interpreting the state’s monopoly on the use of force as helping to keep ‘the resistance’ intact. Hezbollah will seek to leverage every bit of their remaining military power and massive social leverage to ensure that their vision, not Aoun’s, prevails." https://bird.makeup/@fdd/1912929264237785452
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