More Domino Theory: Arabs See The Turning Point

More and more, you have to wonder.

What happened in Lebanon this week, analysts say, is the beginning of a new era in the Middle East, one in which popular demand pushes the momentum for democracy and people's will can no longer be disregarded. Television stations broadcast Beirut's protests live into homes, coffee shops and clubs across the Middle East, with the dramatic images of Lebanese youths wearing red-and-white scarves and waving the country's red, white and green flag as they handed out roses Monday to troops who had been ordered to block them. The coverage, lasting all day with hardly a break on some stations, culminated with the Syrian-backed government's resignation. Inevitably, it raised the question among many spectators: What about here?

Apparently, the main folks who were biased into thinking that Democracy was impossible for them. But even they are beginning to believe. And this is another huge domino falling... like when the civil rights movement suddenly realized that nonvoilence worked.