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Article: Lebanon held in 'boxing ring'; Blames neighbors for inability to form government since June.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 24, 2009
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Byline: Brooke Anderson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Lebanese are once again blaming foreigners for the inability of their feuding power brokers to form a government.
Pundits apportion the blame - in various permutations - to Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the French and the United States.
Lebanon has been in this situation since it was formed, said Imad Salamey, assistant political science professor at Lebanese American University in Beirut. It is a country where co-existence and regional conflict has always existed at the same time without a final resolution.
Apart from having no government since June elections, Lebanon seems in fairly good ...