“independent Lebanon, a democratic Lebanon, with a good relationship with Syria.”
Walid Jumblatt
“a dangerous attack on both Syria and Lebanon.”
Rafiq Hariri
“County commissioners have the good old boy system, and they don't see outside Lebanon. It seems very childish, because Lebanon and Mt. Juliet are fighting all the time. It's a battle, and they'll never get past (it).”
Peggy Clark
“We have had a mixed relationship with Syria over the years,”
Colin Powell
“free Lebanon, independent Lebanon -- that's it.”
“not to allow Lebanon to be a passage for conspiracy against Syria.”
Bashar Assad
“Lebanon has to be free of foreign interference. This is an issue of national sovereignty for Lebanon, and Syria has to respect that,”
Condoleezza Rice
