...he continues to back Hezbollah (or Hezbul Shaytan) which still seeks to turn Lebanon into an Islamic Republic modelled on Iran. But this has never been a purely religious war, it is very much a geopolitical, ideological, and a tribal and clan conflict of which sectarianism is only a component. It is a regional Cold War of which Syria is its hot spot, drawing all parties in and exporting the conflict out of it.