I have no doubt that there are such concerns, but my guess is that most judge a difficult transitory phase to be preferable to the current government.
Have faith....we Americans got through our transition to self-governance, and so will the people of Lebanon :-)
| Jumblat Pleads with Assad to Sack Lahoud for a "Historic Conciliation' "Lahoud is the problem and he has to go as a precondition to resolve the current crisis in Lebanon," Jumblat said, speaking in several local and Arab TV interviews after Gen. Sayyed's dramatic declaration that he was bringing a lawsuit against his own self to challenge opposition charges of complicity in Hariri's assassination. "Who is Jamil Sayyed," Jumblat asked and then answered. "Jamil Sayyed is the architect of Lebanon's current police state and had brought President Lahoud to head it." The Druze leader ridiculed Sayyed's offer to be interrogated by acting State Prosecutor judge Rabia Kaddoura. "Kaddoura is a protégé of Adnan Addoum, who is in turn a lackey of Rustom Ghazaleh," said Jumblat. "Sayyed has led Syria to its current international isolation, which we regret. The only way out is sacking Lahoud and electing a new president by the current parliament, after which parliamentary elections would be held." Jumblat said the opposition was willing to contest the elections under the old electoral law, accusing Lahoud and Karami of seeking to delay the formation of a new government in order to postpone or cancel the elections. "We tell them to hold the elections under whatever law they choose and we are ready to go to the polls on their own terms," Jumblat challenged. |
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We didn't have a 25,000 Hezbollah like bunch of goons.
nick