A member or supporter of Hezbollah who calls himself Al Ghaliboon appeared in my comments and completely dominated the thread. Normally I don't let somebody show up and do that, but it's not every day that a group of Americans gets to argue with someone like him.
I've argued with several members and supporters of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and my personal experience with them runs the gamut. Many are perfectly friendly and pleasant. Some of the higher-ranking party officials are unbelievably vicious and nasty. (If you want to read the uncut version of my experience with nasty Hizbullahi, you can read an account in the pamphlet Adam Bellow and I published last month.)
Al Ghaliboon is somewhere in the middle of that spectrum. As I figured out that he is interested in talking rather than in fighting or screaming, I toned down the temperature of my own responses. Here is my dialogue with him as it originally appeared in real time.
What I liked the most was the "not fighting like men" comment referring to the use of air power. Reminiscent of the Spartan disdain for projectile weapons and defensive walls. I hope it turns out equally well for the Hizb.
Off topic but everyone please remember that today is the Marine Corps' birthday.
Happy Birthday!
Cut the cash flowing from Iran and AG will have other things to care about.
My personal favorite was the "I have lived in many countries... Countries that don't explode because they export their explosions to my country and bring death and destruction to my people."
How many versions of that rediculous pathology have I heard in my travels?
Well, Micheal...
Setting aside anything your guest spouted, your performance was abominable. Were you talking to yourself or somebody else.
Masculine Islam will be outlawed.
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I think Al Ghaliboon is doing a great job in his comments.