Posted on 02/28/2005 8:57:15 AM PST by Eurotwit
Edited on 02/28/2005 9:02:04 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Just watching CNN. They Pro-Syrian government has just resigned. Huge celebrations in Beirut.
Mod note: On CNN's banner:
Lebanon’s pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami, announces his resignation and that of his government. Details soon.
Problem is, everybody thinks they fall into that category... Lots of people with a disproportionally high opinion of their own opinion.
You too!! :)
People don't like being oppressed. The people of Lebanon have discovered they're NOT a small minority of dissidents, but a majority which spans the entire Mideast.
Allahu Fubar!
It's as good as any I've seen. :-)
Are you done yet? Pick up a history book and get back to me. Till then, have a great day.
I'm already having a great day. The people in Lebanon aren't afraid anymore. There's no way to stop this.
They saw what happend in Iraq and thought, "That could be us". The bombing that took place last week was their 9/11.
Since some are quoting Jefferson......: "1820 Dec. 26. "The disease of liberty is catching; those armies will take it in the south, carry it thence to their own country, spread there the infection of revolution and representative government, and raise its people from the prone condition of brutes to the erect altitude of man." (to Lafayette, Ford 12.190)"
Not even Canada, Germany or France would put up with that and it behooves Syria not to discover how much of our total military assets are not in theater. They might nt be much by our standards, but by the standards of anywhere else on the planet, they are still formidable.
With a whole lot of the wit of Will Rodgers, just to add seasoning to the mix.
This is incredible and we have seen of late a total vindication of Bush's policies, but you will never hear that from the Left.
Rice Heads to London for Mideast Meeting ( for a conference on the Palestinians. .....??)
Lots of stuff happening...in a lot of places...
Very true.
I don't know what kind of incantations have been whipped on the syrians but it sure is working. Perhaps we showed them pictures of saddams WMD going into syria and where they are parked. Who knows but we have not seen progress like this before.
That's definitely heartening. But we know what happened to the guy that stared down that Chinese tank (he was executed). Lebanon is the buffer between Syria and Israel. Strategically, this is a nightmare scenario for Syria, that's why it doesn't make sense.
If the domino theory holds, then we should see a revolution in Damascus. For that reason, it would be suicidal for Syria to let the Lebanese people have their way with them, given the political events in Iraq and now Egypt ceding to democratic elections.
I've been getting attacked by one poster for injecting a little bit of perspective into this event. We can't evaluate it from the POV of the Lebanese people, alone. If we disregard Syria's POV, then sure, it looks like Prague Spring. If Syria is, indeed, fighting for its survival, they cannot survive without Lebanon. That's why I'm skeptical.
democracy in Iraq, Libya gives up WMD's, Syria being pressured to get out of Lebanon, Egypt heading toward democracy, the world leaning on Iran . . . .
this could be the turning point for democracy in the Middle East.
or the End of Days.
And if she's the face of the new Lebanon, that country is a stone cold fox. ;-)
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