Michel Aoun back in Lebanon

Concerning my earlier posting, the exiled Lebanese General Michel Aoun has indeed returned to Lebanon on May 7, as the New York Times and Yahoo news reported this weekend. He announced that he will get involved with politics again. The Süddeutsche Zeitung today in its printed edition (page 4) stated that his cause is backed by neoconservatives in the United States. The question remains - realpolitik or irony of history? Or both?

However, the state of Lebanon remains fragile and the influence of the once powerful Michel Aoun on the delicate balance of power cannot yet be judged.