syria begins lebanon pullout

Syrian troops in Lebanon are heading east - not quite out of the country, but in that general direction anyway. They've been stationed there for decades, since the Lebanese civil war of the eighties and nineties, but now the international community has started really seriously asking them to leave. Bush himself is in on it, since he is, quote, "totally opposed to occupations and stuff."

The move, on Syria's part, seems to be half-hearted, but they are at least making claims that they will negotiate a full withdrawal with the government of Lebanon at some point in the near future.

Link to AP article.