Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

I've been slow to write about the developments in Lebanon, mostly because I've been in disbelief, but at this point I'd have to say that one would have to be extraordinarily callous not to regard what's taking place in Beirut as a very good thing.

And just to rile up my fanbase some more, I want to second Belle Waring's comment:

[W]ho can doubt that the sight of Iraqis voting, even in their odd and anonymous election, has had an impact on Lebanese public opinion? (And yes, I concede that Bush jumped on the Iraq election bandwagon only after it lumbered past him, led by Sistani. Still, he jumped on.)