Lebanon

Fire of Liberty

"The Lebanese people have the right to be free, and the United States and Europe share an interest in a democratic, independent Lebanon. My nation and France worked to pass Security Council Resolution 1559, which demands that Lebanon's sovereignty be respected, that foreign troops and agents be withdrawn, and that free elections be conducted without foreign interference. In the last several months, the world has seen men and women voting in historic elections, from Kabul to Ramallah to Baghdad -- and without Syrian interference, Lebanon's parliamentary elections in the spring can be another milestone of liberty."

In the quote above, which is from todays speech in Brussels, President Bush has provided a powerful voice for the Lebanese people who are protesting the continued Syrian military occupation that has seen its day. In the same manner that President Reagan and PM Thatcher were garnered great people by the democrats of Eastern Europe, President Bush will be remembered as a great man within the democratic movement in the Middle East. The people of Lebanon should "keep buggering on" as Sir. Winston Churchill once said. Restore democracy in your wonderful nation and cast out Syria.