Has Russia saved Lebanon from ISIL?

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RAS BAALBEK, Lebanon — Russia’s military intervention in Syria has alarmed the West and dismayed regional opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but it may have spared neighboring Lebanon from the advances of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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“All the minorities in the Middle East are thanking [Russian President Vladimir] Putin right now,” said Rifaat Nasrallah, the head of a local defense militia in the predominantly Christian village of Ras Baalbek.

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The Russian intervention in Syria has been warmly greeted by Hezbollah and has provided a boost of confidence to the Assad government and its allies on the battlefield. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, said on Thursday, “We have crossed the phase of danger” in Syria that could lead to a settlement of the conflict.

“The Syrian cause will take a new turn and it might be possible to put it on the track of a serious political solution because the world has started to look at it realistically,” he told Iran’s Ahwaz TV.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/12/has-russia-saved-lebanon-from-isil.html

[KoKo]

1. I've read translations

of some of Nasrallah's speeches.

I've always thought of him as someone who wanted Peace..and worked for it...but, he had to get down and dirty to WORK for it.

I would hope that Nasrallah would be a "Peace Broker" that might survive and be Part of a Coalition to Bring Peace to the ME...if he has a chance.

I wish we could bring together the Best Minds of the ME to the UN and Hammer Out some kind of Cease Fire and Agreement.

But, alas...our fond Childhood Hopes for Power of the UN....have, sadly, fallen short for so long a time...I think it is not possible

But...we should hope.