Chouf MP Walid Jumblatt demanded Sunday that Arab countries open their borders for anti-Israeli operations and criticized the US occupation of Iraq, saying America was not in a position to give the world lessons in democracy.
| "Better to look to Syria and Lebanon..." |
âWe are all happy when an American soldier is killed (in Iraq), not because he is American, but because he represents an imperial country dominating the world,â Jumblatt said during the Progressive Socialist Partyâs (PSP) general assembly, which saw his re-election to its presidency for a three-year term.
| We'd all be happy when Lebanese die, too, if we had the sort of barbaric Islamic values people like Jumblatt do. As it is, I'd be happy to see Jumblatt standing against a wall counting muzzle blasts, not because he's Lebanese, but because he's a rat bastard. |
Jumblatt argued that deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was a liability rather than an asset for the Iraqi resistance. He said that Americans may have intentionally left Saddam on the run as a means to justify their occupation, in the same way they left Al-Qaedaâs Osama bin Laden free. âSaddam is kept alive to make people fear his possible comeback, thus organized resistance against the Americans would be deterred. We know how much of a criminal Saddam has been and that he must be removed,â Jumblatt said.
| Why don't you send some of your Heroic Fighters™ to bump him off? |
He also criticized statements of the current chair of the Iraqi Interim Governing Council, Jalal Talabani, who earlier accused Syria of interfering in Iraqi affairs. âWeâve all survived challenges ⊠(this time) the Middle East is facing the coming of chaos, but a new Middle East will emerge and this will certainly need some sacrifices while all old and personal regimes will topple,â he said.
âWho is (US President George W.) Bush or America to give the world lessons in democracy? Over 50 years ago during the Cold War America supported all rightist dictatorships in Latin America, Asia and the Arab world,â he added.
"So why pick on us Syrians Lebanese now?" |
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