The Syrian leadership will not be able to win the battle of returning to Lebanon whether through disruption of the presidential elections, or through the destabilization of the country and pushing it towards chaos and internal fighting, or through the use of different methods of intimidation or scare tactics , and will not go unpunished by the international community . The international community headed by the United States and France are determined to stand up for Lebanon and confront the regime of President Bashar al-Assad .The confrontation is focused on three main points:1- Exposing SyriaÂ’s negative and disruptive role in the Lebanese arena. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and his aides possess detailed information on the role of Syria and its allies blocking the election of Gen. Michel Suleiman as President of the Republic.
2- . Accusing the Syrian regime of violating international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, which call for free presidential elections in accordance with the Constitution and which require all States to respect Lebanon's independence, sovereignty and non-interference in its internal affairs.
3- Imposition of sanctions and other penalties against Syrian regime. These sanctions could have a very negative effect on the regimeÂ… both internal and external Syria according to a reliable European diplomatic source is trying to force through its Hezbollah-led allies in Lebanon preconditions on General Suleiman before his election to weaken his position as a new president . Syria wants him to arrive to Baabda handcuffed , according to the source and this is something Suleiman , the anti-Syrian majority and the Christian community headed by Patriarch Boutros Sfeir refuse to accept. |