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A Lebanese Perspective: Why Pelosi’s Visit Was Wrong

April 5, 2007 · Mustapha Hamoui

Michael Young, a veteran Lebanese commentator, is not happy with the “dilettante” Pelosi’s visit to Syria. He explain why her trip was a “fool’s errand” and then he sighs:

Unfortunately, foreign bigwigs come to town, their domestic calculations in hand; then they leave, and we’re left picking up the pieces.

More from Anton Efendi who also points out editorials with a similar point.