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2004-09-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Security Council Passes Resolution to Limit Syrian Role in Lebanon

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Posted by Steve White 2004-09-03 12:42:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 2 - The Security Council on Thursday night passed an American- and French-sponsored resolution pressing Lebanon to reject Syrian intervention in its politics and calling on all foreign forces to leave the country.

Now all that's left is the little problem of getting the Syrians to actually play along....

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-03 1:39:40 AM|| 2004-09-03 1:39:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Just when you think the UN can't possibly get any more decorative.

Posted by Zenster 2004-09-03 1:45:00 AM|| 2004-09-03 1:45:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 What game are the French playing?

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-09-03 3:36:52 AM|| 2004-09-03 3:36:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 # 3 - traditional role as protector of Lebanese Christians I suspect - My guess (anyone know for sure?) is that most Lebanese Christians now are unhappy with the extent of Syrian domination, and with the proposed constitutional change. To oppose the US on this would be to forfeit the friendship of the traditionally heavily francophone and francophile Lebanese Christian community, and that losing influence over that community to the US and Israel was not worth it just to stick US and Israel in the eye once again.

French policy, recall is NOT that they are in alliance with Syria, Iran et al - France is in alliance with no one but France. Theyre NOT our enemies in the WOT - They just strive to maintain their influence in ways that are frequently orthogonal to the WOT. Maintaining French power often requires inconsistency on other issues.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-09-03 2:11:51 PM|| 2004-09-03 2:11:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Lebanon's parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud, despite a U.N. Security Council resolution warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon. Ninety-six deputies voted in favor of a constitutional amendment extending Lahoud's six-year mandate, with 29 opposed and three absent. Fireworks boomed over Beirut's city center, which security forces had locked down ahead of the vote in parliament. Most deputies are allied to Syria, which has some 17,000 troops and final authority in Lebanon. The results of the vote had been a foregone conclusion since a hastily convened cabinet last week recommended the amendment. Some deputies said Syrian authorities had forced their hand on the issue. The move came on the heels of meetings between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and senior Lebanese officials which both advocates and critics of Syria's influence in Lebanon said made the will of Damascus clear.

Attaboy, I knew you had it in you.

Posted by Steve 2004-09-03 3:55:34 PM|| 2004-09-03 3:55:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wouldn't it have been better to let the Lebanese ambassador make that statement?

Bet he can't drink a glass of water while doing it.

Posted by mojo 2004-09-03 8:28:26 PM|| 2004-09-03 8:28:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Betcha he can, too! And you won't even see those Lebanese lips move while he's talking, either ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2004-09-03 10:08:16 PM|| 2004-09-03 10:08:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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