The question whether Obama or McCain will better serve the integrity, independence and sovereignty of Lebanon has been debated in many forums. While it is no surprise that most of my Lebanese friends favor the hawkish attitude of McCain towards Syria and Iran, Obama may be the soft spoken more vulnerable and naive president that the Syrians and Iranians are planning to exploit to their advantages. I believe both arguments are true of both candidates, which makes the issue more sensitive than it is.
After pondering on this issue for quite a while, I have concluded that McCain will really use Lebanon for achieving his goals in Iraq and that means swaying one way or the other depending on the flow of negotiations with the Iranians. Obama has deep values and even though might initially be fooled by Syrian and Arab despots, he will see through them after he realizes that they are full of smoke and lies.
So I'm voting OBAMA!!!!
