Is Lebanon walking into another nightmare?

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> Is Lebanon walking into another nightmare?

> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/story.jsp?story=617570
> By Robert Fisk in Beirut
>
> 03/07/05 "The Independent" - - LEBANON CONFRONTS a nightmare today. As the Syrian army begins its withdrawal from the country this morning, after mounting pressure from President George Bush - whose anger at the Syrians has been provoked by the insurgency against American troops in Iraq - there are growing signs that the Syrian retreat is reopening the sectarian divisions of the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war. ..........





For 30 years, America has tolerated - even supported - Syria's military presence in Lebanon. In 1976, both the Israelis and the Americans wanted Syrian troops in Lebanon - because they would be able to "control" the 300,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon - but now Mr Bush's real concern is Syria's supposed support for the insurgency in Iraq.

The irony is extraordinary: 140,000 American troops occupy Iraq - we shall leave the Israeli occupation forces in Palestinian lands out of this equation - while their President demands the withdrawal of 14,000 Syrian troops from Lebanon.

Democracy indeed!

[Sanity Claws]

1. Bush wants another war

I was surprised when suddenly Syria came up on the radar screen so forcefully. It sounds like Bush thinks an Iran war will be too hard and is looking for a softer target to perpetuate his war machine.

[rodeodance]

2. I resent the fact that Bush takes credit--is given credit!!!

[ClintonTyree]

3. The spoiled little dictator..............

hates to be crossed. He'll pout, cry, kick his feet and blow the snot out of them because he can't control himself. The arrogant little prick is going to get us into MORE shit and lose MORE soldiers lives because his mommy and daddy raised a spoiled, rotten brat.

Lebanon is now going to be a full out nation in civil war. bush will love that though, people will be getting killed and he just LOVES death and destruction.

Why the people of this nation EVER gave this diseased cretin the power to wage war still boggles my mind. A person like this isn't fit to manage a Seven-Eleven, let alone a country with the firepower we have. I absolutely loathe the man, loathe him. :grr: