Wikileaks: French Ambassador: "March 14" led by Saad Hariri want Israel to "do the dirty work" (of) disarming Hizballah.."

S E C R E T SECTION BEIRUT
SUBJECT: TFLE01: INCENSED BY ISRAELI TARGETING OF LAF,
FRENCH AMBASSADOR WORRIES THAT ENEMIES OF LEBANESE
SOVEREIGNTY WILL SPLIT FRANCE AND UNITED STATES

2. (S/NF) In a brief call that the Ambassador made on French
Ambassador Bernard Emie on the afternoon of July 18, Emie
described that morning's Israeli attack on an LAF engineering
unit in Jamhour (near the Defense Ministry) as
"unbelievable." Israel needed to be told clearly that "if
you destroy the army, you destroy the state," he said. "Do
they want to give the country to Iran, Syria, Hizballah?"
Emie expressed deep concern that the LAF, which had for the
most part not responded to Israeli attacks, would be
encouraged to side with Hizballah...
5. (S/NF) Emie agreed with the Ambassador that an immediate
cease-fire would leave Hizballah as the winner. This would
be "a disaster," he said, but it would at least give the
Lebanese people a breathing space. While the "March 14"
coalition led by Saad Hariri appears to want Israel to "do
the dirty work" when it comes to disarming Hizballah, the
Israeli campaign, should it continue along the same lines,
would not succeed in doing so. At the same time, Hizballah's
ability to bombard Israel with its own rockets only raised
its prestige further. The future was frightening, Emie said...."