February 18, 2005
Free Lebanon
Publius Pundit says "I guess moral support really does help."
It helped Sakharov and Sharansky when President Reagan called evil by name -- why wouldn't it work in Lebanon.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bush called on Syria on Thursday to withdraw its forces from Lebanon as Lebanese opposition leaders vowed to topple the country’s pro-Syrian leadership.
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Voices from across Lebanon’s various ethnic and religious communities, encouraged by the tough anti-Syrian stance of the United States and France, are now telling Damascus and its local allies it is time to go.
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Agreed. It's amazing the impact it has, though. From the inaugural address through the SOTU to now, just hearing the words of America's President in support of them has sent shock waves through the people of unfree countries. It's seems like that alone has moved the world 10 steps closer to ending tyranny already.
Posted by: Robert Mayer at February 18, 2005 1:58 PM | What do you think? [1]