Will Beirut turn into another Baghdad?

No one is capable of counting the number of victims of the new wave of bombings in Iraq at markets, mosques and residential neighborhoods.
The fear is that this epidemic can be transmitted to Beirut, which was shaken by two suicide bombings at once targeting the Iranian Embassy on Tuesday. Obviously, they are part of the repercussions of the Syrian war. The real fear, however, is that this small and congested country could explode due to the wrangling of the conflicting parties.
Fighting in Lebanon will not resolve anything in Syria, and its impact is almost nothing. At the same time, terrorism is a cheap currency in the region, represented by an army of young suicide bombers, explosives and stolen cars. Terrorism does not cost a lot, and most of its victims have nothing to do with the conflict. One group carries out a suicide attack against its rival and in retaliation the other group do the same and innocent people pay the price with their lives.
Beirut itself is no stranger to terrorism, especially since 2005 as dozens of popular figures and innocent people have been killed on its streets. It is feared that the Syrian crisis may spill over into Lebanon.
The bombings of the Iranian Embassy, Tripoli bombings, and Al-Dahia bombings are all interlinked and part of the “Syrian conflict.” It is indeed a conflict that is getting deeper and wider. It is a sectarian political struggle. It is also a Syrian-Syrian conflict, and a conflict with Hezbollah opponents of Assad’s regime, as well as Iran.
Beirut, which is an open city with multiple cultures and religions, will turn tomorrow into a city of barriers and military barracks, and the climate of terror will be transferred to the rest of the Lebanese cities.
Should Lebanon become a place to settle disputes? The Hezbollah, its allies and its rivals would never succeed in that attempt. The only solution is to neutralize Lebanon from the Syrian conflict, which is expected to continue for a long time and may get even more violent.
Unfortunately, because the international community is not enthusiastic about the resolution of the Syrian conflict, those fighting on its soil and all local and religious forces will prove to be a source of frightening chaos in Lebanon, “the soft soil.”

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