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Do you think it is a mistake for the United States to engage with them?
No, we have benefited from this engagement. We got an embassy when France engaged with Syria. The United States is engaging for the sake of the peace process in the region.

The Syrians haven't shown a big interest in that to date, have they?
We will see. Time will tell.

Is Syria the big loser in your victory?
I think whoever was betting on a foreign agenda is the loser. Our agenda was purely focused on the Lebanese people who want their children to have medical care, schools to go to and the security not to have to worry about their children. If you have security and stability, it is the key to a thriving, prosperous Lebanon.

Did the Syrians or Iranians call to congratulate you?
The Iranian Ambassador called me today.

No calls from Syria?
No, nothing.

So they weren't too happy?
Would you be?

You think you can deal with Hezbollah?
Yes we can. Nothing is easy in life.

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  • Posted By: georgeH @ 06/17/2009 2:58:03 PM

    Wake up your people were licking Syrias boots and begging them to stay just a few years ago, i think they were the ones giving the orders to were beat the *** out of us for Syria's pride! or was it too long ago for u to remember.

  • Posted By: georgeH @ 06/17/2009 2:51:34 PM

    Are you Lebanese by any chance ? I don't think so! and if you are I think u=you should read up on Lebanese history and not some propaganda filled american history book! those that ruined our beautiful country are the palestinians that ran to our country for refuge when no one else would accept them along with some of our lebanese brothers that stood by their side rather than standing by their lebanese brothers, I assure you they were not Shiite because the Shiites of the south had there hands full protecting their land from this ungrateful people that wanted everything their way! Hizbollah was created to fight of the Israli army that had invaded our Land I would like to see what u would do had the same happened in your country wherever that is!

  • Posted By: tarekalmobayed @ 06/14/2009 6:28:55 AM

    we are happy to keeping of the syrian -persian forces in lebanon(Hizbollah,Amal,tayya) because they want to change the arabic face of lebanon and make a persian face of this country ,

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