Clinton fait l’éloge de la révolution du Cèdre et de la modération.

[Sandrine for you]

Source: L'Orient - Le Jour

Cela n'est peut-être que le fruit d'un hasard du calendrier, mais pourra-t-on occulter le fait que la date choisie par la secrétaire d'État pour effectuer sa première visite à Beyrouth depuis l'accession de Barack Obama à la Maison-Blanche est tombée le jour anniversaire du retrait de l'armée syrienne du Liban, il y a quatre ans ?

Et comment ne pas être tenté d'établir un lien entre cette coïncidence et l'insistance, voire la force, avec laquelle Mme Clinton a répété, à l'adresse de « chaque citoyen libanais », que son pays « ne vendra pas » le Liban, ne contractera aucun accord avec Damas aux dépens de son indépendance et de sa souveraineté ?

C'est une très brève visite que la secrétaire d'État a effectuée à Beyrouth au terme d'une tournée régionale, ne visitant (fait très significatif) que le palais présidentiel de Baabda et le mausolée de Rafic Hariri, place des Martyrs.À six semaines des élections législatives, la responsable américaine a clairement défini les options de Washington au Liban : pas d'ingérence dans le processus électoral, mais une défense continue des « principes de la révolution du Cèdre » et une promotion de la « modération », un mot qu'elle a utilisé plus d'une fois au cours de la conférence de presse qu'elle a tenue à l'issue d'un entretien avec le président de la République, Michel Sleiman





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I very like Clinton. The best choice of Obama.

A la demande général:


The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a brief unexpected visit in Beirut yesterday, during which she asserted with strength the support of the administration Obama for the independence and for the sovereignty of the Lebanon and praises the revolution of the Cedar and of moderation.

[bitchkitty]

1. OK - we're all way impressed. You speak French.

but since most of us don't, why don't you post this in General, or at least tell us what it's about?

[Sandrine for you]

2. Ok I will tell what it's about.

The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a brief unexpected visit in Beirut yesterday, during which she asserted with strength the support of the administration Obama for the independence and for the sovereignty of the Lebanon and praises the revolution of the Cedar and of moderation.

[tomreedtoon]

11. Another person insisting on posting in French.

At least the OP could have posted the English translation. I wouldn't even mind if it was posted second out of Francophile hatred (I know how haughty French speakers are; they make the Ugly American look like Angelina Jolie by comparison). But at least post it somewhere!

[Sandrine for you]

12. how haughty French speakers are; they make the Ugly American look like Angelina Jolie by comparison

mumm, I will think about that one.

[tomreedtoon]

13. Just go up to Quebec. You'll get plenty of evidence.

And the Quebeccians are not even "real" French, according to the even-more-haughty Parisians.

This knowledge came from my ex, who is proficient in both Spanish and French. She speaks French with an Atlanta accent, and she was practically spit upon in Paris. On the other hand, Mexicans and other Spanish-speakers were grateful for anyone even attempting to speak their language. And for someone who is proficient, there are plenty of smiles and gratitude. (And, in all honesty, discounts in shops.)

[Sandrine for you]

15. Living in Quebec-City, I do not see the same thing. We really like when english people try our

language. And a lot of our artists are big star in Paris. But yes, sometimes the Parisians don"t like our accent.

[bitchkitty]

16. Actually, I believe the OP is French.

But I would still like an English translation! :)

[sakabatou]

3. Furansugo wakaranai

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. On peut redémarrer le groupe francophone

Vous avez posté là-dedans?

[Sandrine for you]

6. Non mais je peut le rajouter la-bàs ?

[Drunken Irishman]

5. Oobie Doobie Coobie.

[McCamy Taylor]

7. Now, why could not we have done this in 2006 insteading of sending our Israeli mercenarires in to

destroy the country's infrastructure and drive the people into arms of Hezbollah? Oh, that's right. The NeoCons only do things to destabilize the Middle East---like making martyrs of the Palestinians and conducting a long term occupation of Iraq. Because there is big money to be made from war and higher oil prices.

[Sandrine for you]

8. I'm not sure that the USA control Israel...

And I think you will realise this more and more with the relation between Obama and Netanyahou.

[karynnj]

9. Several Democrats did recommend

things like this in 2005 after the PM was assassinated. I know Kerry did in an interview where Wolf Blitzer spoke of the victories of elections in Iraq, Lebanon (where Hezbollah took seats) and Israel (where Hamas won). I can't find a link, but I did find this January 2007 op-ed which does recommend these things.

Kerry spoke more on Lebanon than most other Democrats, but his opinion here was very likely the opinion of most Democrats.

[CHIMO]

10. Politics

Is the art of the possible.

Intelligence is knowing how to lead and how to teach. If there is a point to your post perhaps you would elaborate or leave it to its own.

[nilram]

14. The google translation ...

Although machine transitions tend to be poor, the first two paragraphs read just as awkwardly in my limited French as the translated ones below.


Title: Clinton praised the Cedar Revolution and moderation.

This is perhaps the result of a coincidence, but will it overshadow the fact that the date chosen by the Secretary of State to make its first visit to Beirut since the accession of Barack Obama the White House fell on the anniversary of the withdrawal of the Syrian army from Lebanon four years ago?

And how can we not be tempted to link the timing and emphasis, if not force, with which Mrs. Clinton said, to address "every Lebanese citizen," that his country "will not sell" the Lebanon, no contract agreement with Damascus at the expense of its independence and sovereignty?

This is a very brief visit by Secretary of State has done to Beirut after a regional tour, is visiting (very significant) that the Baabda presidential palace and the mausoleum of Rafik Hariri, up Martyrs. À six weeks of the legislative elections, the U.S. has clearly defined options for Washington in Lebanon: no interference in the electoral process, but a continued defense of the "Principles of the Cedar revolution" and promoting "moderation" a word she used more than once during the press conference she held at the end of an interview with the president, Michel Sleiman