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Might I propose that there is no black/white answer here?
I suspect some people in Lebanon were inspired by Iraq. Some were inspired by the Ukraine. Some were just pissed at the Syrians. Some were probably out looking for a good excuse to gather in large numbers and get drunk.
To try and link a historic event like this to one cause or even the events of the last year is really over simplifying things.
Did the Iraq election have some bearing on events? Probably. Would the protests have taken place if the US hadn't gone into Iraq? Who knows. It's all speculation.
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