Was There A Regional Deal To Bring In Mikati?

Lebanese analyst Rozana Bou Monsif says “no but”:

Sources suggest that there could have been a partial acceptance from some regional players of a [Mikati] Syrian initiative, since it’s the least bad among other options, namely :

1- A complete explosion in Lebanon and the region,
2- An open-ended political stalemate
3- A Karami Premiership
4- A Hariri Premiership that can’t take off because it will be boycotted by the opposition

Among the options above, it was seen that a Mikati Premiership was the most applicable. The choice should not be seen as a regional endorsement, but rather as a half-hearted green light.

This is appeasement, pure and simple. A “complete explosion in Lebanon and the region”? And who’s going to start that explosion? The United nations and the Special tribunal? Let’s call this what it is: This is a pathetic surrender to the blackmailing of armed thugs disguised as a resistance.

Note: The translation above is my own. To see the original Arabic text, hover the mouse over the translation.