Lebanon had been under the heel of Syria for decades. Believe it or not, Beirut used to be known as the 'Paris of the Middle East' and for too long the entire country has been a pawn largely due to its geographic location. "Forcing Syria out of Lebanon" was HUGE. I don't have much patience with ignorance like that.
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And, most importantly and devastatingly, this war is based on lies and betrayals. Not one American soldier, nor one Iraqi should have been killed. Common sense would dictate that not one more person should be killed for lies. One of the people, my son, was more than enough for me and my family. I will live in unbearable pain until I die. First of all, because my first born was killed violently, and second of all, because he was killed for a neo-con agenda that only benefits a very chosen few in this world. This agenda and their war machine will chew up and spit out as many of our children as they can unless we stop them now.
...In 1967 it was recognized by our government officials that Viet Nam was unwinnable...I don't even know how many more of our troops and innocent Vietnamese were killed before we finally pulled out in 1975. Please use your forum to expose the lies and the devastation this invasion/occupation is causing. We should not stay. We should not let Israel/USA invade Syria or Iran. The consequences of this would be too shocking to even contemplate.
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Love and Peace!!
Cindy Sheehan (SCINDY121@aol.com)
Mother of Hero: Spc Casey Austin Sheehan KIA 04/04/04
Casey's Peace Page (http://www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/Casey.html)Co-Founder of Gold Star Families For Peace (http://www.gsfp.org/)
http://tinyurl.com/avwer