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====Involvement in Lebanon====

====Involvement in Lebanon====

Syria has played an important role in Lebanon by virtue of its history, size, power, and economy. Lebanon was part of post-Ottoman Syria until 1926. The presence of Syrian troops in Lebanon dated to 1976, when President Hafiz al-Asad intervened in the Lebanese civil war.  

Syria has played an important role in Lebanon by virtue of its history, size, power, and economy. Lebanon was part of post-Ottoman Syria until 1926. The presence of Syrian troops in Lebanon dated to 1976, when President Hafiz al-Asad intervened in the Lebanese civil war.  

Syria had always regarded [[Lebanon]] as part of "Greater Syria," moved in during 1976 on the pretext of being a "peacekeeping" force. It proceeded to occupy large areas of the country. Any hopes that the Lebanese government might have had of regaining control of its own country were finally dashed and were not resuscitated until the Israeli operation "Peace for Gallilee."<ref>Yitschak Ben Gad, ''Politics, Lies, and Videotape. 3,000 Questions and Answers on the Mideast Crisis,'' (1991),

Syria who had always regarded [[Lebanon]] as part of "'''Greater Syria,'''" moved in during 1976 on the pretext of being a "peacekeeping" force. It proceeded to occupy large areas of the country. Any hopes that the Lebanese government might have had of regaining control of its own country were finally dashed and were not resuscitated until the Israeli operation "Peace for Gallilee."<ref>Yitschak Ben Gad, ''Politics, Lies, and Videotape. 3,000 Questions and Answers on the Mideast Crisis,'' (1991),

[https://books.google.com/books?id=zRyAT5qNtjQC&pg=PA38 p. 38]</ref>

[https://books.google.com/books?id=zRyAT5qNtjQC&pg=PA38 p. 38]</ref>