Why Lebanese-Americans should support GW Bush
1. On December 12, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act (SALSRA) which states that “the full restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity is in the national security interest of the United States” and that “Syria is in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 520 (September 17, 1982) through its continued occupation of Lebanese territory and its encroachment upon Lebanon's political independence”
2. On May 11, 2004, President issued an Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria: "All property and interests in property of the following persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, including their overseas branches, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
persons who are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to be or to have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to the Government of Syria's military or security presence in Lebanon;"
3. On June 5, 2004, and in a joint press conference with French President Jacques Chirac, President Bush said:“The people of Lebanon should be free to determine their own future, without foreign interference or domination”.
4. June 9,2004, and following the G-8 summit hosted by President Bush at Sea Island Georgia, and in response to the President’s initiative, the 8 World Leaders stated their support for “strict respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries."
5. July 17,2004, President sent a special representative from the White House to the NAM (National Apostolate of Maronites) Convention in Orlando, and in a letter addressed to the Lebanese-Americans Maronites, the President re-asserted his commitment to the “sovereignty, independence and democracy of Lebanon”, and his pledge to have “Syrian troops leave Lebanon, and the Lebanese people to regain their freedom”.
6.In meetings with Lebanese-Americans, the President repeatedly stresses the need to get Syria out of Lebanon, the role of Lebanon in spreading Democracy and Freedom in the Region, and the importance of Lebanon to the United States strategy in the Middle East.
7. President's Bush foreign policy team at the State Department, the Pentagon and the National Security Council are the first Administration calling Syrian presence in Lebanon "an occupation", and asking Syria to leave Lebanon.
2. On May 11, 2004, President issued an Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria: "All property and interests in property of the following persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, including their overseas branches, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
persons who are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to be or to have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to the Government of Syria's military or security presence in Lebanon;"
3. On June 5, 2004, and in a joint press conference with French President Jacques Chirac, President Bush said:“The people of Lebanon should be free to determine their own future, without foreign interference or domination”.
4. June 9,2004, and following the G-8 summit hosted by President Bush at Sea Island Georgia, and in response to the President’s initiative, the 8 World Leaders stated their support for “strict respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries."
5. July 17,2004, President sent a special representative from the White House to the NAM (National Apostolate of Maronites) Convention in Orlando, and in a letter addressed to the Lebanese-Americans Maronites, the President re-asserted his commitment to the “sovereignty, independence and democracy of Lebanon”, and his pledge to have “Syrian troops leave Lebanon, and the Lebanese people to regain their freedom”.
6.In meetings with Lebanese-Americans, the President repeatedly stresses the need to get Syria out of Lebanon, the role of Lebanon in spreading Democracy and Freedom in the Region, and the importance of Lebanon to the United States strategy in the Middle East.
7. President's Bush foreign policy team at the State Department, the Pentagon and the National Security Council are the first Administration calling Syrian presence in Lebanon "an occupation", and asking Syria to leave Lebanon.
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