What if I've been wrong about W?

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Originally Posted by jaguar

What the fuck does the Syrians assassinating a popular Lebanese politician leading to mass protests have to do with Bush?

The George Jr propaganda machine is that good. Many Americans foolishly think the elections in Iraq were the reason for these Lebanese demonstrations. Notice how the world revolves around American perspectives? But the incentive for those demonstrations was the equivalent of Martin Luther King being shot combined with a Lebanese fascination with the Orange Revolution in Ukraine.

This assassination has been rather galvanizing. This may be the first time that Druze, Shia, and Maronites are fully in agreement. Not because Syria executed the assassination. That again is American propaganda again not supported by any facts. This Lebanese leader resigned only because he could not lead an independent Lebanon. That surprise (virtually not reported in the US) combined with his murder galvanized all parties in Lebanon to a patriotic fever. A fever they saw reported extensively in Ukraine. What is happening in Lebanon is very similar to the popular uprising in Ukraine. Ukraine (not Iraq) is what got the Lebanese attention - once we eliminate White House propaganda.