From Syria, Kaplan travels by bus to Beirut where he finds that the country's elite administers Lebanon as a corporate satellite of Syria. Economic development and more Islam is what we need. We want to be like Europe. A coherent world view is not a luxury for everyone. Even in these devastated places vibrant societies once thrived.
Nothing is forever.
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