Walid Jumblatt is a skillful politician, he always seems to manage to take advantage of the latest convoluted twists in Lebanese politics.This time seems to be different. Jumblatt has crossed the Syrians at the outset of the Cedar Revolution. He has publicly insulted the Syrian regime and its leaders. He has supported the freedom seekers in Lebanon, allied himself with the West. Unforgivable!
Now that the March 14 club has failed to capitalize on its momentum, in part due to petty internal quarrels, and in part due to regional shifts, Jumblatt wants to switch sides, again. He should have learned from his father's ill-fated experience that the Syrians don't forgive nor forget.
It is my prediction that Jumblat's days are numbered, and that he will soon join his father as the latest victim of the Syrian regime, and its insatiable appetite to swallow and digest Lebanon. Jumblatt's death will be a lasting warning to all similarly situated politicians.
