Let Them Rally

The worst mistake March 14 can make is to confront tomorrow’s demonstration.

Michel Aoun has decided to use the street to try to usurp power. Fine, let him demonstrate. After all, we live in a free country.

But here’s a friendly advice to my buddies in the Lebanese Forces:
Stay away from them. Don’t be provoked and don’t repeat the Sassine square mistake. Maintain the moral high ground, or you’ll give the FPM the chance to become a martyr like it’s painstakingly trying to portray itself. The FPM thrives on feeling victimized. Don’t give it that pleasure.

Let them stand there naked in front of the whole world.

As Micheal Young puts it today:

At the street level, the March 14 approach to the Aounists must be exactly the opposite of what happened at Sassine. Instead of provoking them, leave them to face the consequences of their actions. Aoun is his own worst enemy. Build a safety net for his followers, but let the general hang himself with his own rope, if he insists on doing so.