Former U.S. Official: High Probability of “Explosion” in Lebanon, the Region
Retired General Brent Scowcroft, a former U.S. National Security Advisor, has said that the situation in the Middle East is "fragile," particularly with regard to Lebanon, Iraq, and the Palestine territories.
The U.S. should not "wait until the change of governments because the region is fragile and the probability of it exploding in Lebanon, or Iraq, or Palestine is high," Scowcroft told the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat in remarks published Tuesday.
Scowcroft stressed that the U.S. should become actively involved in the region ahead of the change in the Israeli government.
He added that, were any explosion in the region to occur, it would "topple… hope for compromise" and thus the U.S. needs to "get involved and get involved strongly."