"Cut Off the Head of the Serpent"

I have a good friend who is Lebanese. His brother and parents still live in Lebanon. I saw him today and asked how his family is doing. They are well he told me (thanks be to God) as they live further north and are not directly affected by the violence. We both agreed that the real source of the problem in the Middle East right now is Iran. As my friend so aptly said, there will be no peace in Lebanon until they "cut off the head of the serpent".