Trump Wants Syria’s New Leader to Disarm Hezbollah, and Everyone Is Panicking
Nothing says foreign policy genius quite like outsourcing a delicate, decades-old sectarian powder keg to a guy who just finished a brutal civil war and is trying to rebuild his own country from scratch.
So, Trump is apparently tired of waiting for Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu to finish up their war in Lebanon. His master plan? Ask Syria’s brand-new ruler, Ahmad Sharaa—the guy who just ousted Assad—to step in and disarm Hezbollah because he’d apparently "do a better job."
To say this went down like a lead balloon in Beirut is an understatement. For anyone who missed history class, Syria occupied Lebanon for nearly thirty years, ran its politics, and was heavily suspected of blowing up its prime minister in 2005. Inviting them back to "help" is like asking your toxic ex to come over and organize your kitchen.
Even better: Sharaa himself is politely saying "absolutely not." He is busy trying to patch together a devastated country, revive an economy in ruins, and avoid sparking a massive Sunni-vs-Shia civil war in his own backyard. He’s already told Lebanon he’s staying out of their business and would prefer trading goods over shooting at their militants.
Outsourcing regional peacekeeping to a newly minted post-civil-war government is certainly one way to try and skip the hard work of diplomacy.
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