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February 28, 2005
The Middle East Today
Lebanon's Syrian backed government has resigned while Lebanon's citizens continue to protest Syrian occupation. Egypt's government is not popular with its citizens either and appears to be headed toward direct elections.
Captain Ed has some observations on what is going on in the Middle East right now: "Make no mistake. This transformation didn't just happen to coincide with the terms of Bush, Blair, and Howard. Expect the mainstream media to sell that meme in the next few weeks -- how George Bush, especially, got lucky to just happen to be President when all of this happened. Don't buy it for a second. He saw how to change the world and eliminate terrorism over the long haul and more importantly had the political courage to act in that regard."
Do any Kerry voters out there actually think these Democratic revolutions in Lebanon, Ukraine, Iraq, etc. would be happening if Kerry had won last November?
Posted by Pete at February 28, 2005 05:21 PM
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Yes, if Kerry had won in November (and, thank God, he did not), these events probably would have unfolded. Why? Because George Bush had already laid the groundwork for it to happen, that is, Afghanistan and Iraq. The Iraqi election, which we do not need assume would have been canceled with Kerry ascending the throne, created a lot of momentum. What Kerry would have done is taken credit for all that is transpiring.
Posted by: Dan at March 1, 2005 05:03 AM