Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Bombing and redistricting

It appears Hezbollah and its ally in the recent combat in Lebanon aren't handing out reconstruction money in a fair manner.

Abou Hassan said he hadn't supported Hezbollah or Amal and received no money for his damaged home or his mother's house, which was flattened.
"It's a mafia -- if you don't support Hezbollah or Amal, you get nothing," he bellowed. "America and Iran are fighting their little war in Lebanon, and I don't get a dime for my broken house," he said...

From a military standpoint, it would benefit Hezbollah to rebuild safe houses first, where supplies could be cached in anticipation of the next round of conflict, as well as rewarding supporters.

A consequence of such a policy would also be to discourage non-supporters from staying in affected regions, and that would be reflected in any upcoming polls in Lebanon.

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