Things have been reshuffled a bit in the Middle East. There have been changes in the way Shi'ite groups are viewed, in many instances, they have proven themselves to be capable soldiers. Let's face it, without every soldier fighting for their right to live, Daesh may have been far more formidable and recruited these groups rather than fought them.
It is time to reassess the so called "Terrorist Groups." I am sure many in The West would like to leave it as it is, but, when election dynamics show a shift in the political reality, it is definitely time to reassess. Those that fought with their lives to end Deash aren't necessarily enemies of The West, are they?
Daesh was a reality check to the Middle East. It was Arab against Arab with support from Muslims globally. It was the first time sovereignty of nations were challenged by an outside and foreign influence that grew out of instability.
A supporter of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah holds up his portrait with Arabic words that read: "We belong with you," during an election campaign speech in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group (click here) and its political allies made significant gains in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Lebanon while the main Western-backed faction lost a third of its seats, according to preliminary results released Monday.
Meanwhile, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that his Future Movement bloc lost a third of its seats in parliament in Sunday's elections.
The initial results, which were carried by Lebanese media and are more or less expected to match the official count, show that Hariri, a Sunni politician with close ties to Saudi Arabia, has lost at least five seats in Beirut, once considered his party's stronghold....
