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Dear [recipient],
In what I believe is an important
step towards the elimination of the threat of terrorism
and the stabilization of the Middle East region, I ask
for your support for a United Nations Security Council Resolution
on Lebanon
demanding the end of Syrian hegemony over
Lebanon and the restoration of freedom, democracy and
human rights for the Lebanese people.
Years of mingling in internal
Lebanese affairs by Syria and Iran followed by a full
Syrian control over Lebanon, have reduced this once
thriving democracy into a breeding ground for
terrorists. The continuous erosion of Lebanon’s
sovereignty, under the imposed Syrian tutelage, will
certainly lead to the total disintegration of a once
free nation. This will consolidate the belief in the
minds of our enemies that the battle against the US,
hastened by the bombings of the American Embassy and the
Marines barracks in 1983, has finally concluded with a
victory of the radicals of the region. To these
terrorists, the mere existence of a pluralistic and
democratic country like Lebanon, presents an obstacle to
the spreading of their intolerant fundamentalism.
Since 1978, there have been 14
UNSC Resolutions “supporting the territorial
integrity, sovereignty and political independence of
Lebanon within its internationally recognized
boundaries” and “calling for the Lebanese
Government to extend its authority over the Lebanese
territory through the Lebanese armed forces”
A new UN Security Council
resolution addressing Syria’s occupation of Lebanon
comes as a logical sequel to the Syria Accountability
and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, which
you signed into law on December 12, 2003.
Any decision to reinstate
the rules of democracy in Lebanon will certainly regain
a staunch ally for the United States. Most Lebanese, if
free, will be at the forefront of the war against terror
and will work for stability in the region. Your support
to the proposed UN Security Council resolution will
tremendously enhance its chances of implementation.
May God bless and protect our
country,
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