Why Is The U.S. Administration Searching For “Moderate Elements” Within Hezbollah

The Great Hezbollah Snipe Hunt -- Michael J. Totten, Commentary Magazine

John Brennan, deputy national security adviser for homeland security, has come up with a new way to waste the foreign-policy establishment’s time — locate the so-called “moderate elements” within Hezbollah and somehow promote them.

“There is [sic] certainly the elements of Hezbollah that are truly a concern to us what [sic] they’re doing,” he said. “And what we need to do is to [sic] find ways to diminish their influence within the organization and to try to build up the more moderate elements.”

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My Comment: From one who has been in the region numerous times, Michael Totten knows what he is talking about. His skepticism on there being moderate elements in Hezbolah are justifiable .... and the ridicule that such an idea deserves is justifiable. But unfortunately for us, John Brennan is the architect of this policy and he has the full confidence and backing of President Obama.