Council Quote by Stephen Hadley

Lebanon cannot resolve a question like Hezbollah which is in Syria, Iraq, everywhere because of Iran. It is a regional political solution that needs…

— Saad Hariri

It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.

— Ehud Olmert

You can't have a democracy with an armed political party willing to bomb its neighbor without the consent of its government or, you know,…

— George W. Bush

Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus.

— Yitzhak Rabin

Things have to be straightened out to keep Lebanon away from regional conflicts.

— Saad Hariri

There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.

— Walid Jumblatt

The question is: Shouldn't Hezbollah disarm? And ultimately they should. And it's necessary for the Lebanese government to succeed.

— George W. Bush

Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon now presides over the UN Security Council. This means, in effect, that a terror organization presides over the body entrusted with guaranteeing…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

The Syrians are trying to say that the Lebanese are not capable of ruling themselves.

— Walid Jumblatt

We want to see Israel withdraw from our territory. But we don't want to be accountable vis-a-vis Israel on the security basis, because we…

— Rafik Hariri

As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its…

— Bashar al-Assad

“For Lebanon to have any future, gotta adopt a resolute policy v/s terrorism. Whoever plots against the land should bear the consequences.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour