Firstly, history tells us that Israel rapes Arabs every single time so let's get that out of the way right there. The Sinai is actually quite interesting considering it's demilitarisation as an integral part of the peace accords led to Egypt almost 40 Billion in aid over ~20 years. Now you honestly think that Sovereignty over the Sinai would be more amenable than that money? Discount the fact that it was embezzled, that's got little to do with this particular argument. What did lasting peace ever do for Egypt, that is a difficult question, I suppose it can only be measure in the people that didn't starve, the civilians that weren't bombed or forced to die on the front lines and the fact that 1 in every 10 people working in Egypt before the revolution was working in Tourism, a sector which experienced high levels of growth during peace time. This is not to mention on of the highest non-oil GDPs in the MENA region. Had Mubarak,Sadat and Nasser not been dictators I gather things would have been even better. Israel isn't doing all these things to Egypt, maybe that should also be considered but of course taking into account Egypts size.
A real term disbandment is what I said which would be Hezbollah fighting forces coming under a completely different structural and political command, it just means they would not be Hezbollah under another name. The weapons and men could still be there. I didn't mean to say that all the weapons and men should melt away. Defending territorial sovereignty is fine, militant islam as a frame is unpalatable. And for Posterities sake Lebanon isn't sovereign at the moment because the state doe not hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. Egypt don't have the Sinai? Lebanon don't have the Lebanon.
It's just a considered opinion, but the statistics and history speak for themselves on this one, being a US lackey is the safest way in the middle east. Don't forget that Israel is in place to provide a US beachhead in the MENA and to generate arms sales to the arab states. For every $1 of Us military Aid to Israel, the arabs bought (dunno now) $10 from the US,France,Russia,China and the UK.
Come to the table, offer concessions, consolidate and grow. Big daddy Syria won't have as big as role if things keep going this way, now is the perfect opportunity for Lebanon and hezbollah to do not what is considered 'morally right' but what is best for Lebanon.
JBF, I wouldn't distinguish between Syria and Hezbollah in these things, it defeats the purpose. Don't forget that Israelis killed Irish soldiers in Lebanon, I'm no friend of them.
This all boils down to a 'Israel breaks the rules why should we give concessions' mentality. Well guess what Israel can break the rules because they hold all the cards, for now. It's a bullshit cycle of Israeli wrong-Arab wrong. Like a fucking pair of children saying 'he started it'.
Lads, remember that I'm trying to look at this from an objective point of view, I'm trying to be practical not just or fair 