Interesting Article: " Syria conflict worries Beirut, reopens divisions " by Angus MacSwan / Beirut published Friday, February 24th, 2012 An interesting article mentioned that People in the Lebanese capital Beirut are watching anxiously as the increasingly bloody conflict in neighboring Syria unfolds, fearing it could spill over the border and bring a return of the violence that tore their own country apart for so long. Beirut has undergone a renaissance since the days when Muslim and Christian factions, as well as Palestinian guerrillas, clashed over a Green Line and foreign interlopers imposed their will with troops, tanks and warplanes. The bars and restaurants of Hamra and Gemmayzeh are buzzing every night with crowds of young professionals and students. So how is Lebanon handling the Syrian situation?
"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." (Sun Tzu, The Art of War)