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Double Standards:

The U.S. role in the current Lebanese crisis is beset with blatant double standards. For example, the Bush administration has accused Syria of being in violation of the UN Resolutions and, therefore, liable for international sanctions, while completely ignoring Israel's disregard of several UN resolutions that called for its withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. (Zunes) While calling for immediate withdrawal of occupation forces from Lebanon, it conveniently forgets the fact that Syria has only 14,000 troops in Lebanon while the U.S. has a 150,000 strong occupation force in Iraq. Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and its occupation of Southern Lebanon until 2000 with U.S.'s tacit approval are not even mentioned in passing. Moreover, the U.S. democratization rhetoric vis a vis its policy in Lebanon and Syria does not carry much credibility as a number of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East continue to be supported even now as long as the regimes are pro-United States and/or pro-Israel.

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During the Cold War, the justification for such support was the over-riding importance of containing Communism; now the 'fight against terrorism' has become a ready excuse.

The U.S. role in the current Lebanese crisis is thus plagued by striking double standards

Conclusion

After years of uneasy peace, Lebanon is once again plagued by a political crisis that may escalate into chaos and violence between warring factions reminiscent of the civil war that erupted in the mid-seventies. The U.S. role in the crisis is based on opportunism, and as we saw in the essay, largely based on the neo-con agenda of increasing U.S. influence in the Middle East and a lop-sided pro-Israel world view. Its policy also smacks of double-standards that are hard to justify and detracts from its purported role as a supporter of justice, democracy and fair-play.

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