From: ronf@panther3.panther.mot.com (Ron Feigen)
Subject: Re: Bill Clinton meets with CLAO in NJ.
Organization: Motorola Panther Project, Chandler, AZ
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 16:59:53 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.132026.9197@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu> rached@sample.eng.ohio-state.edu (Rached Zantout) writes:
>In article <1992Oct1.202339.16313@njitgw.njit.edu>, elie@hdtv.njit.edu (Elie I. Mourad) writes:
>> 
>> During the meeting, Governor Clinton criticized the foreign policy
>> of the Bush administration towards Lebanon and stated that the
>> acceptance of President Bush of Syria's total takeover of Lebanon
>> makes a mockery of the long-standing American commitment toward 
>> Lebanon's independence and sovereignty.
>
>
>Still no mentioning of Israel's role in Lebanon. 

True but Israel is not attempting to "rule" of all of Lebanon.
>
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>> 
>> 1. The restoration of Lebanon's full independence, sovereignty, unity,
>>    freedom, democracy and territorial integrity within its internationally
>>    recognized borders. This would entail the removal of all foreign forces
>>    from Lebanese territory, commencing with the immediate and unconditional
>>    withdrawal of Syrian occupation forces and surrogate organizations.
>
>Yeah, good move. Mention all foreign forces to be on the safe side but stress
>only the Syrian existence. Syrians have never said that they were an occupation
>force. They were aksed by all lebaneese first christians then Muslims to enter
>Lebanon. Who asked the Isrealis to go in.
>Why stressing that Syria should commence with the withdrawal ? Why not ask the
>"hopeful" to put the pressure on his supporters from Israel so that they pull out

After the intial invasion Israel SIGNED a US sponsered agreement that they would
pull out as the Syrinas pulled out.  Of course Syria has refused to leave.  I
suspect that this agreement might still be in effect.

>of Lebanon "to preserve the unity and integrity" of Lebanon.
>It seems to me that a man should have more influence on his friends than on his
>enemies. Thus asking Clinton to put pressure on Syria is less productive than
>asking him to put pressure on Israel.
>
>
> 
>> 2. A commitment to the basic principles of self determination by restoring 
>>    the right right of the Lebanese people to hold free and fair elections 
>>    under international supervision. The recent round of fraudulent elections
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>>    engineered by Syria with the tacit approval od President Bush were 
>>    actively boycotted by 85% of the Lebanese electorate. The results of these
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>>    elections have only reinforced Syrian domination of Lebanon and should
>>    not be recognized or legitimized by any US administration.
>> 
>
>Why international supervision ? DO all Lebaneese trust the "West dominated"
>international body more than our own government ? There is a legitimate
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>government in Lebanon which held elections.
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Well some may consider Assad rule in Syria legitimate, in Syria, not in Lebanon.
However how many Lebanese boycotted the election because of Syrian control?

 Reports of fraud surfaced, were
>investigated and dealt with. This happens in any election, still that is no
>reason to ask for international supervision.
>Mr. Clinton, how would you feel if I ask for "international Supervision" of the
>american elections ? Wouldn't this be a clear violation of the sovereignty of the
>american government ?
>Furthermore, the press (international and local) was allowed to monitor the
>elections and some of them even accused the government of fraud. How much more
>democracy should be made ?
>
>
>rached


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Ron Feigen
ronf@panther.mot.com