Just picked up a report from Fox News here concerning Syria pulling troops out of Lebannon. A little slow, since they agreed to that in 1989, and we really don't know what they mean when they say they're pulling troops out What was really interesting is a quotation from one of the participants in a protest related to the assasination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri.
"It is my civic duty as a Lebanese to take part in this uprising," said Youssef Mukhtar, a 47-year-old engineer. "Enough bloodshed and disasters. It is the 21st century, and people should be able to govern themselves. The situation has become unbearable and we have to regain our country."
21st century, indeed. I wonder why, after all these years of occupying their neighbor, the 'occupying nation' (that's NOT the United States) is NOW announcing a pullout of troops? I wonder why, after all these years, we have Lebanese citizens clamoring for self-government? Could it be, that after seeing countries like Afghanistan and Iraq moving toward democracy and 'governing themselves', these folks would want the same thing for their country? Could it be that Mr. Bush's policies, ever how imperfectly carried out, actually are having the desired effects? I'm thinking so.
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