Geagea: “A limping state is better than no state at all”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea gave statements to Al-Jadeed TV, addressing domestic and foreign political files, in addition to his assessment of the current Lebanese reality and the state’s handling of crises.

Geagea said: “Today is the glorious anniversary of the withdrawal of the Syrian army from Lebanon.”

He added: “The Lebanese state cannot stand by as a spectator in this war because it is the owner of the land and there are Lebanese citizens.”

He continued: “Whoever has another way to get out of the war, بعيداً عن Washington talks, should present it or remain silent.”

He noted: “Whoever has another option different from what President Aoun is proposing should put it forward.”

He stressed: “The President of the Republic and the Prime Minister are doing what must be done to get Lebanon out of the predicament into which it has been plunged.”

Geagea pointed out that: “The one who determines the dates of negotiation meetings, who negotiates, and how they negotiate is the President of the Republic alone.”

He emphasized: “The state must move and assert its authority across Lebanon by all possible means.”

Regarding the issue of the party’s weapons, he said: “As for considering the party’s ‘military wing’ outside the law, it remained merely a decision and was not implemented.”

He added: “There are legitimate institutions in place, and whoever does not accept the decisions of this state ‘will never accept’ them.”

He continued: “A limping state is better than no state at all.”

In another context, he explained: “What happened in Saqiet al-Janzir is the best proof that there is major internal work that must be done even before the negotiations.”

He considered that: “Lebanon is a bankrupt state and cannot be called a ‘homeland’ under the current circumstances and wars with which the state has nothing to do.”

He pointed out that: “Saudi Arabia wants Lebanon to be an actual state.”

He added: “The Kingdom is keen on the best relations with all Lebanese parties, and this is what Prince Yazid is doing in his visits to Lebanon.”

He concluded by saying: “The first clause in implementing the Taif Agreement is extending the state’s sovereignty over all its territory,” and “Hezbollah has no right to demand political gains; rather, logic says we should demand compensation from it for what it has brought us to over 40 years.”