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So you could see yourself welcoming Aoun's election, even though he is Hizbullah's preferred candidate?
We will support the president that the majority of Parliament members elect—as long as that president comes to power, not through intimidation and threats, but through the core principles of democracy. If that's how [Aoun] does, of course we will support him. The bottom line is that we have confidence that if the members of Parliament act freely, you are going to get a president that is committed to Lebanon's independence and international legitimacy.

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  • Posted By: Dcraig @ 01/27/2008 1:12:42 PM

    You are totally wrong. I am catholic and hate extremists: Muslims and Christians.
    And when you admit that Siniora gvnt. can???t control anything, you admit that it is a failing gvnt. because they are busy robbing it. Take for example the wireless market. First the Siniora team contracted it to 2 French companies and got their commission. Then the Siniora team turned the wireless market to be under gvnt control and got their commission, again. Now they want the wireless market to go public again so they???ll get their third commission. See a pattern here, you short-sighted???

    So again: I can???t stand extremism and I don???t root for them. What I want to say is that neither side is for democracy and transparency in governing. Because gangs and mafia threaten you, rob you, and kill you at the end.

    So I wish luck with all the robbers you???d rather to back over there???

  • Posted By: Suzzb @ 11/29/2007 11:32:32 AM

    First of all do you really think the Siniora Government controlls anything. If you look at the country now if they controlled it do you think they would be in their current situation. NO! The US backs the lesser of two evils. They may not like any of the choices so they choose one that will hopefully be easy to live with. Personally, I wish we didn't have to deal with them at all. Find a new solution for oil problems and let them go back to thier sand castles. Because without the world buying thier oil they would have nothing, they wouldn't have the money to finance terrorist groups.
    So the religious extremists don't charge for thier services. Life is not free one way or another you have to pay to live. Your ideas are rediculous. You have to live there and see, but my guess is your one of the religious extremists your talking about and come from there. So go back.

  • Posted By: Dcraig @ 11/29/2007 10:55:59 AM

    So what's the difference?
    Hizbullah (HZ) areas don't pay for electricity but the corrupt gvnt takes steals that money and doesn't provide anything in return.
    The US is baking up the corrupt Siniora gvnt against HZ.
    The US is backing up the corrupt Abbas gvnt against the religious extremists in Palestine.
    The US is backing up the corrpt gvnt in Iraq.
    The US is backing up the corrupt gvnt in Afghanistan against Taliban.

    Do you see a pattern here? Either corruption or religious extremists!
    So big difference huh.
    The extremists make you follow their religion. While the corrupt gvnt. robs you cleanly. For me, I let religious people take care of business instead of a corrupt government which you must to pay for anything you need to be done.
    Big difference...

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