The incentives of Iran go to the people directly, The USA incentives go to the elite.The Labanon Example

Submitted by Harrak (Canada), Dec 8, 2006 at 10:06

Just for the info Octavio, Lebanon can in no way be classified as Muslim as maybe half of it is Christian.

Half lebanon goes with the USA and the other half goes with the IRI. Iran did a very good reconstruction and financing job and it seem that Iran will end up controlling Lebanon. The USA and France cash mainly to attract the Lebanese went in the pocket of Hariri, Jenblat and were sent back to the banks of Switzerlan. Iranians are smart, they gave no cash, they gave food, shelter, missiles for Hizbollah, school books, building equipments..etc..the result, Iranian given help is smaller but substancial and flowed to the public and that is where you pass your propaganda. The problem is that the Lebanese who felt the Iranian substancial aid never felt the US cash help and that made the USA gang in Lebanon be seen like the royal family in S.Arabia and that is the way you get any Arab or Muslim run away from you.

If any one is interested in making an end to the problem, there must be carrots for the citizens and sticks for the rulers because if you have the citizens, you can do what ever you want with the ruler; and that is the stick out of the carrot.

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