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2005-03-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Nasrallah speech receives muted international reaction

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-09 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 is it possible that French cooperativeness is partly out of a desire not to take a pro-Syrian stand that would lead to a break with Germany? My sense is that the pro-Hezb position of the past was a uniquely French one, that Germany was not wild about.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-03-09 9:03:06 AM|| 2005-03-09 9:03:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Losing Syrian control of Lebanon causes problems for the MMs of Iran because their client Hizb'Allah may get restrained or muzzled, and MM influence would wane. Does anyone think that the MMs will be even more intransigent toward the EU-3 in the nuke negotiations because of Syrian events? The MMs losing their Syrian outpost would make them even more isolated.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-03-09 9:08:43 AM|| 2005-03-09 9:08:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 One place where the reaction to Nazrallah's speech was unrestrained was Syria.

The govt. and its followers, lackeys, etc. were very, very, very happy. The demo and speech may have saved the Baathist regime from a military coup. At least for the moment.

Posted by mhw 2005-03-09 10:23:52 AM|| 2005-03-09 10:23:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "World Underwhelmed"

Posted by mojo 2005-03-09 11:13:28 AM|| 2005-03-09 11:13:28 AM|| Front Page Top

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