Lebanese Politics

Interesting article in the Washington Post on-line today. (Sorry, you have to register your zip code to view the article). I found this quote interesting from a Lebanese politician:

"It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq," explains Jumblatt. "I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, 8 million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world." Jumblatt says this spark of democratic revolt is spreading. "The Syrian people, the Egyptian people, all say that something is changing. The Berlin Wall has fallen. We can see it."

Chez and Jeremiah would appreciate this!

Of course, if the Syrians do leave, I sure as hell hope that Hezbollah doesn't take over. That wouldn't be a step in the right direction. In fact, it would put Lebanon more on the same path that Iraq is on: An infant democracy where liberalism is already dead and theocracy threatens.