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...times, the speakers were unsure of their candidates’ stances on certain issues and were hesitant to put words in their nominees’ mouths. When asked by an audience member about the Golan Heights—a piece of land disputed by Israel and Syria??€”Healey declined to answer...
While regime change was the case with regard to Iraq, Saivetz said behavior change is what the U.S. wants for Syria. This behavior change would include an increased closure of Syria??€™s border with Iraq, an end to Syria??€™s involvement with the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah, and a full withdrawal of Syrian influence from Lebanon...
...Islam. And the fact that this is coming from within the Muslim community is empowering. Only the Muslims themselves can effect the change necessary to remove these extremist elements from their religion—just as it took a people’s uprising in Lebanon to spur Syria??€™s nascent withdrawal. And as the representative of one million Muslims, the Islamic Commission of Spain has the clout to begin this much-needed purge...
...agree that the Bush administration’s skepticism of Syria??€™s seemingly sudden change in heart is warranted, as that country has proved quite adept at doing just enough to prevent punitive action without substantially changing the situation on the ground. Yesterday’s pro-Syria, Hezbollah-led protests are nothing if not a sign of Syria??€™s enduring grip on its smaller neighbor. Nevertheless, it is hard not to be encouraged by the developments so far in Lebanon. The fact that popular protests alone, and not the threat of Western-sponsored sanctions, compelled...
However, it should be noted that Syria has thus far been completely silent on the removal of its many intelligence agents and secret service operatives. This is profoundly unsettling. The agents of Syria??€™s intelligence apparatus can do even more than traditional ground troops to instill fear among the Lebanese populace, and the coalition of the United States, France, Egypt, and Russia is right to insist on their complete withdrawal. So long as Syrian agents remain in force in Lebanon, able to intimidate and spy on voters, the country cannot truly be free; thus Syria?...