Mousa made some unexpected points, beyond warning of major change ahead ("the thing now is that the simple Arab man follows everything" – all the events). And in reference to the protests in Iraq, Moussa says that Iraq is in "a preparatory stage for them to choose their way as Iraqis — emphasizing that "the discord between Sunni and Shia is about to fade away."

The present regional turbulence, he suggests, is [essentially] a reaction to the US playing the sectarian card – manipulating "the issues of sect and religion, et cetera, was not only a dangerous, but a sinister kind of policy". He added however, "I don't say that it will happen tomorrow, but [the discord between Sunnis and the Shi'a fading away], will certainly happen in the foreseeable future, which will reflect on Lebanon too."

What we are witnessing in Iraq and Lebanon, he adds, "are these things correcting themselves. It will take time, but they will correct themselves. Iraq is a big country in the region, no less than Iran, no less than Turkey. Iraq is a country to reckon with. I don't know whether this was the reason why it had to be destroyed. Could be. But there are forces in Iraq that are being rebuilt … Iraq will come back. And this phase – what we see today, perhaps this is the — what can I say? A preparatory stage?"