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...East war. Damascus already has an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 troops in Lebanon-many of them disguised as commandos of the Palestinian Saiqa movement based in Syria-who were dispatched to enforce peace. Syrian President Hafez Assad may have to send still more troops to force the Moslem side into full peace. Assad, however, is reluctant to do so for fear that Israel might respond by occupying southern Lebanon, where many Palestinian strongholds are located...
Discredited Leader. To forestall any such confrontation, U.S. Special Envoy L. Dean Brown (TIME, April 12) continued his talks with leaders of the Christian and Moslem factions. France also dispatched retired Diplomat Georges Gorse to see what influence Paris could exert...
...basic issue of the discussions was how to arrange the quick election of a successor to President Suleiman Franjieh, the conservative, discredited Maronite leader from the northern town of Zgharta. The predominantly Moslem leftist coalition called the National Movement, led by Kamal Jumblatt, has vowed to fight on until Franjieh is ousted. At week's end the 98 members of the Lebanese Parliament-meeting for the first time in more than a month-approved a constitutional amendment providing for immediate elections...
Damascus has become so embroiled in the tangled conflict that some Middle East observers cynically predict that Lebanon could become "Syria's Viet Nam." The Syrians support the Moslems' basic goal: political reforms that would change an outdated sectarian system in which the Christians have an unjustifiably large share of power. But Syria also wants to prevent a de facto partitioning of the country, which could happen if the Moslems carry on their offensive. A weak Maronite state, Syrians fear, might need foreign support-possibly Israeli-and might become a base for anti-Arab activity. The Syrians have...
...shape of that emerging new regime presents potential dangers for peace in the Middle East. A Lebanon in which Moslems have a predominant influence in politics may gradually evolve into an Arab socialist state, and perhaps into a confrontation power as well. (Lebanon remained neutral during the last three Arab-Israeli wars.) Israel may have to worry much more about its 49-mile-long border with Lebanon. The establishment of Moslem rule in Lebanon may be a notable triumph for the Palestinians. The fedayeen initially tried to stay out of the political strife, later tried to police it, and finally...