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• I'm not a Aoun supporter. In fact I detest the man and what I see as his unrelenting desire to attain the post of Lebanese president AT ALL COSTS - whether those costs be a misplanned, detrimental war or a political alliance with those that would put Lebanon back under the Syrian boot.
  
  But I do understand why some support him. They support him because at the moment, he is the only who is providing objection to the what his supporters perceive as the corruption and nepotism of the Future Movement and its cronies.
  
  If Aoun were to relinquish his quest for the presidency, then perhaps Lebanon could have a party that could truly provide an answer and an alternative to the Future Movement's unappealing reshaping of Lebanon's institutions. Witness the Parliamentary committe appointments.
  
  Of course, another solution would be for the Future Movement to reach out the portion of the population that feel disaffected by their internal moves.
  
  But while the lines remain drawn at pro- or anti-Syrian, a clear choice among these two factors will remain based on one's attitude towards Lebanon's sovereignty.

  By  Blacksmith Jade, at 11:00 AM  

• just a small story i heard lately about aoun.
  
  in 1990, the syrian proposed 2 weeks b4 the baabda invasion to have aoun as president.
  
  Aoun refused, arguing that he was against taef and the syrian presence over lebanon.
  
  time has changed, objectives have switched, aoun objectives are not now to be against syrians as we have others problems that face lebanon and one of them is the hezbollah's weapons
  
  however if the guy really wanted to be president, it would have been done in 1990 with the syrian agreement

  By  Anonymous, at 11:58 AM  

• I really don't understand the issue : aren't politics' main aim to be able to influence the administration of a country/region/city ? If influencing a country's administration can be reached through presidency, then a political movement *must* claim presidency otherwise all its other claims would be simply useless.

  By  Anonymous, at 1:15 PM  

• Anonymous,
  
  Not to enter into an argument about Aoun's suitability for presidency, I just want to point out that your statement:
  
  "If influencing a country's administration can be reached through presidency, then a political movement *must* claim presidency otherwise all its other claims would be simply useless. "
  
  is logically flawed. Refer to the ancient greeks for justification :)...

  By  R, at 1:57 AM  

• The issue is Aoun, and that is the FPM's main weakness. It is a weakness that the FPM's detractors exploit continuously. If the FPM were to appoint someone other than Aoun for the presidency and try to influence in that way (just to follow 'anonymous'' flawed logic) then I think they would have made huge political advances.

  By  Blacksmith Jade, at 10:29 AM  

• First time I notice they're the same height...

  By  Delirious, at 11:17 PM  

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