Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Where have you been for the last couple of years, Scottie?


From a recent White House press gaggle, we have WH Press Weasel Scott McClellan, apparently not thinking too far ahead:

MR. McCLELLAN: We want the Lebanese people to be able to determine their own future without any outside interference or outside influence. Syria is a destabilizing force in the region right now because of their actions and their continued support for terrorism and their continued presence in Lebanon. We have seen in the past few weeks large numbers of Lebanese people going out into the town square in Beirut and talking about -- or speaking out in support of freedom. That came on the heels of the assassination of former Prime Minister Hariri. And we continue, as the President did earlier today, to join the international community, calling on Syria to comply with Security Council Resolution 1559. It was very clear. It said, the complete and immediate withdrawal of all Syrian forces -- that means military forces and intelligence service personnel.

And our objective is to make sure that the upcoming parliamentary elections in May are free and fair and credible. For those elections to be free and fair and credible, Syria needs to get out.

Um ... yeah. Holding elections while being occupied by a foreign power. That's a bad thing, then, is it?

UPDATE: Apparently, I'm not the only one with an eye for irony.

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