"thunder" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:59:01 -0500, John H wrote:

Where'd the left go?

You know, John, before you get to excited, you might want to consider what
is happening in Lebanon. Lebanon has either been a functioning democracy
or in a state of Civil War since it's independence. I would suggest that
a ex-Prime Minister's assassination, and various factions resorting to
street demonstrations, shows how precarious Lebanon's situation is.
Fortunately, the demonstrations have been peaceful, but unfortunately,
that could change. Before you celebrate Syria's withdrawal, consider they
were the stabilizing force that ended the 15 year Civil War.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, but how did they do that? Maybe we can
learn from them and apply that to Iraq. DID they have a large effective
secret police not hampered by our laws? Were the people there finally ready
for peace. Did they understand the people better?