ResurgentIran
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Hezbollah become popular not only in the Arab world but in the entire Muslim world and large parts of the non-Muslim world. Because they were in a conflict with Israel. One of the most despised countries. Even many Europeans supported Hezbollah due to the longstanding anti-Semitism.
That was my opinion. Hezbollah might have been popular on the street but I can have a different opinion without being contradictory. Hezbollah did achieve very little and the civilian casualties were high. Anyway it's always easier for organizations/militias/militaries that are engaged in guerrilla warfare to do damage on conventional armies. Anyway the question is what it really worth it when 1000 civilians died in Southern Lebanon and large parts of Lebanon were destroyed? That kind of thinking is the reason to why the ME, which historically has been the center of the world for millenniums, is now mostly a backwater.
But it doesnt make much sense. At one instance you say they were popular. Only to say that they started the conflict (which is not entirely accurate), responsible for 1000s of deaths and were morons for proclaiming victory.
How can it be popular in the way you are describing it?
Just seems to be a lot of discrepancy there.