Ha, I guess I didn't explain it too well. Lebanon is a microcosm of the Middle East - lots of tiny moving parts.
In short, Hezbollah is based and full of winners. An enemy of the West allied with Iran, but better (more secular/modern/democratic) than Iran. Shia in origin, but not exclusionary; has Christian and Sunni allies. In Western discourse you'll hear them smeared because they're anti-Israel and super-successfully attacked US soldiers with a suicide bombing, forcing Reagan to evacuate.
Ha, I guess I didn't explain it too well. Lebanon is a microcosm of the Middle East - lots of tiny moving parts.
In short, Hezbollah is based and full of winners. An enemy of the West allied with Iran, but better (more secular/modern/democratic) than Iran. Shia in origin, but not exclusionary; has Christian and Sunni allies. In Western discourse you'll hear them smeared because they're anti-Israel and super-successfully attacked US soldiers with a suicide bombing, forcing Reagan to evacuate.