Ever since, Lebanese have fought over their identity. How we love drawing lines on maps, we Westerners. As Fisk said, the brutal war did not alter the well-entrenched sectarian political structure. Like in other Arab countries, the technocrats are accused of corruption. The agreement did not change the basic power dynamics among the various political factions.
Sectarianism does, of course, provide a balance, a balance of fear.
The resulting vulnerability necessitates constant foreign involvement in the country. They are not bleeding on the Golan. Without an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from the Golan, Israeli soldiers will continue to be attacked even while retreating, risking Israeli retaliation directed at Lebanese infrastructure. A fighting Israeli retreat out of Lebanon will mean war. Syria, Lebanon and Hizbollah will surely be blamed by the State Department.