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Monday, February 21, 2005
Was Bush Right About Syria?
Today's news out of Damascus might portend well for the region. The AP has the story:
The Arab League chief said Monday that Syria will "soon" take steps to withdraw its army from Lebanese areas in accordance with a 1989 agreement.It is unclear how much this decision was a result of protests by the Lebanese and how much of a role the Bush administration's firm line played in it. Nevertheless, President Bush's diplomatic actions clearly played a major role in reshaping the region's politics, a decision for which he must be applauded. If only he had spent a little more time on diplomatic negotiations before invading Iraq...
The announcement by Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa came after a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
"Assad stressed more than once his firm determination to go on with implementing the Taif agreement and achieve Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon in accordance with this agreement," Moussa said.
"Syrian withdrawal is part of Syrian policy and will see steps in this direction very soon," Moussa quoted Assad as saying.
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