Syrian-Saudi violent dispute over Lebanese crisis

Source: Al-Manar TV, 12-5-2008
Sunday's Arab FMs dispute was somehow violent, especially between Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Faisal and Syria's representative in the Arab League, Ambassador Yussuf Ahmed. Indeed, al-Faisal assailed the Lebanese national opposition, claiming there was a "crazy war" on the unconstitutional government of Fouad Saniora. He accused Iran of controlling the war, saying Arabs couldn't remain passive or indifferent towards it. "It is necessary to interfere," said al-Faisal.
Syria's representative to the meeting reiterated the Syrian view of the Lebanese events as internal affairs, noting that al-Faisal's speech was biased in favor of a specific portion of Lebanese against another and that it included a series of delusions. "Saniora's government is a fait accompli government, it doesn't represent all the Lebanese, it took the latest decisions knowing the repercussions of its stances, but it was studying them from its own point of view and what's happening today is because of his stance" he said.
"Do you (al-Faisal) want Arabs go to battle the majority of the Lebanese, and defend (Lebanese Forces chief) Samir Geagea who has become your ally whom you support and finance? "Now you want to send forces to Lebanon? Why didn't you think of sending these forces to confront the Israeli invasion when Lebanon was incessantly being bombed? You are also talking about Hizbullah in an aggressive way, while you and all of us know that this party has made tremendous sacrifices for Lebanon and the nation. These are prices that are only paid by those who want the best for their country."
On al-Faisal's accusation to Iran, Ahmed retorted saying: "Do you want to impose your conception and tell us that Iran is the enemy, not Israel that is killing children on a daily basis? You want to impose on us that Iran is the enemy; this country that has always been standing by our causes?"