Ban Ki Moon and his mess in Lebanon ?

In the last 11 months Ban Ki Moon has shown that he not only has been a total failure in reforming the UN and increasing transparency inside the world body, but has totally failed as the top diplomat as well.

From Afganistan to Sudan and now in Lebanon, he has shown that he is/was selected to be just Ban Ki Moon - DO NOTHING.

Lately Ban got into a plane to try to solve the Lebanon matter. Before that he met with the French President at the UN and promised him that the United Nations would recognize unilateraly any "pro-western" president that would be able to get selected. He gave the French President the "hopes" that the UN body would do so even if the president is selected only from current majority, meaning without opposition.

When in Lebanon, Ban got mad that why his advisors have brought him there at the same time with the Ministers of Italy, France and Spain. He shouted saying that he: -"couldn't do much there if others were already messing the issue up". So he spent about 300 thousand dollars of tax payers money for a failed mission, and return back home in New York.

Meanwhile in Lebanon the situation is getting worse by the hour. After Lahoud left, the Government is trying to grab the Presidential powers.

Opposition leader Michel Aoun warned the Cabinet that "usurping the role of the presidency" would increase its "illegitimacy."

It was unclear if Lahoud sought to give the military any powers beyond security measures.
The military command declined to comment on the president's statement, but Suleiman, the military commander, told his troops earlier in the week to ignore the constitutional wrangling and "listen to the call of duty."

The anti-Syria camp has sought to capture the presidency to seal the end of Syria dominance of Lebanon, which lasted for 29 years until international pressure and mass protests forced Damascus to withdraw Syrian troops in 2005.

Hezbollah, which is an ally of Syria and Iran, and its opposition allies have been able to stymie the government's hopes by boycotting parliament, as they did Friday afternoon when the majority tried to convene a session to vote before Lahoud left office.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is aligned with the opposition, scheduled another session for Nov. 30 to give the factions more time to try to find a compromise candidate — something they failed to do in weeks of talks mediated by France's foreign minister and others.

Leaders from each side had been pledging not to take steps to provoke the other — though Lahoud's announcement raised the heat.

"We have no choice but to have a consensus," Saad Hariri, leader of the anti-Syria majority in parliament, said after the failed session. "It is not in Lebanon's interest that the (presidential) palace is left empty."

While the world should understand and create the conditions to the Lebanese people and politicians to come to an agreement, without interfering, Ban Ki Moon should understand that his presence makes things even worst. He should keep out of this places, otherwise will end like in Afganistan where millions were paid in ransome to terrorists.