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To: Elroy who wrote (222777)	3/8/2005 2:40:57 AM
From: 10K a day	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575599

>>If only I had the answers, I would post them. It's simple. Bush is a ME expert just like he is a SS expert.

To: Elroy who wrote (222777)	3/8/2005 4:27:36 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575599

This whole thing is so full of contradictions it's amusing. From the Hezbollah guru as per your article: "Freedom means that we decide for ourselves the best way to address what we see today as clear intervention of the United States and France in Lebanese internal affairs," Nasrallah said during a news conference in the Shiite suburbs of south Beirut. "The opposition must give us explanations regarding the foreign intervention. We must convince each other that only true sovereignty means independence." He wants the Syrian troops to remain in Lebanon in order to have Lebanese independence. Uhmmmm, OK. When has ME logic been well logical? That's why all this grand talk of democracy and the domino effect and the beginning of a new era seems suspect. Its not like the concept of democracy is new to the ME. They've been tossing the concept around for decades now. It reminds me of the US saying all Syrian troops must leave Lebanon immediately (regardless of the potential ensuing insecurity that might follow a pullout), but US troops cannot leave Iraq immediately (because of the potential insecurity that might follow a pullout). Why is Iraqi security more important than Lebanese security? If only I had the answers, I would post them. Maybe its because we have our own illogic. Whatever makes your case I guess. ted

To: Elroy who wrote (222777)	3/8/2005 4:42:34 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575599

Syria is contributing to the instability by supporting Hezbollah and has been in Lebanon for a longer time than we have been in Iraq. The Syrians came in to control Lebanon, partially through occupation of sections of the country and partially though supporting groups like Hezbollah and leaning on the government. They act like a mafia and extract money for Syrian officals and the Syrian inteligence service. The US went to Iraq to kick out the Baathists, now we want to stabilize the situation and greatly reduce our presence, but we have to help Iraq develop a non-Baathist army. The only real restrictions on the new government imposed by the US will be that it not develop WMD and that it not invade its neighbors. To sum up American troops in Iraq, at least for now, increase Iraqi security, Syrian troops in Lebanon undermine lasting security and Lebanese self determination. Tim