Lebanese Politicians

Lebanese politicians, particularly those of the so-called February 14 and March 14 coalitions always object that the Syrians used to and indeed still are interfering with every aspect of Lebanese sovereignty, especially with the selection of members of the cabinet. They whine that no one could be elected for a position as minister or MP without Syrian consent. But when a member of the coalition who used to be an MP or minister before February 14th, 2005 is asked if the Syrians supported him to get to his position, he indignantly replied in the negative. His party supported him for his position. Knowing that most of the government was formed from people who are now in the coalition, that means that the Syrians had no say in the selection of ministers or MPs. The other alternative is that they are all liars and they just are used to ‘ride the wave’.