June 30, 2004

SHI'ASTAN WEST:

Lebanese poll:56 % consider Syrian presence ''illegitimate'' (Albabwa, 29-06-2004)

A public opinion poll published Tuesday demonstrated that 56 % of those polled rejected the Lebanese regime's contention that Syrian presence in the country was 'legitimate and provisional,' with 40 % supporting that concept.

In addition, 69 % of the Lebanese oppose an extension or renewal of President Lahoud's term in office and 90 % reject the concept of Syria appointing the president of Lebanon.


It's a problem that takes care of itself when we remove Assad.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 30, 2004 12:24 PM
Comments

The opthamologist has had 4 years - it is enough. Remove him and the Ba'athists and the rest of the totalitarian world would scream (including The Nation and Pat Buchanan).

Posted by: jim hamlen at June 30, 2004 1:46 PM

But will we have the balls to remove Assad or just sit around singing Kum-ba-yah and deconstructing what the meaning of 'is' is?

Posted by: Ken at June 30, 2004 3:10 PM

Considering the armed forces are stretched as far as they can go even with the latest reserve call up, and no one is asking to increase size of the military, this may be feasible in several years after we're completely (or mostly) withdrawn from Iraq.

Posted by: Chris Durnell at June 30, 2004 5:26 PM

In addition to Chris' point there is a question whether Bush, if reelected, can get any support to go after Syria, Iran, etc.

Posted by: AWW at June 30, 2004 7:54 PM

He didn't have any support for Iraq. Crises are easily manufactured.

Posted by: oj at June 30, 2004 8:19 PM

Wars can be fought by other means - how about 5 car bombings a day in Damascus and Tehran for every bomb that goes off in Iraq?

Posted by: jim hamlen at July 1, 2004 11:51 AM

Well, not quite. Unless you think the Lebanese Christian refugees will stream back.

Posted by: Harry Eagar at July 2, 2004 1:54 PM
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