Bush is Right

The people who said that the Arabs weren't ready for democracy or other such nonsense are in the midst of a major comeuppance:

25,000 protesters massed outside Parliament in a dramatic display of defiance Monday that forced out Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister and Cabinet.
Minutes after Prime Minister Omar Karami (search) announced he was stepping down, jubilant demonstrators — shouting, waving flags and handing red roses to soldiers — demanded that Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud (search) bow out, too, and pressed on with their calls for Syria to withdraw its troops from the country.
Like their counterparts in Ukraine (search), the Lebanese demonstrators took their ground and held it — they planned to stay in Martyrs' Square again Monday night. And like Ukraine, their movement had trademark colors: the bright red and white of the Lebanese flag, waved high in the air and worn as a scarf.
The White House welcomed Karami's resignation, saying it opens the door for new elections that are "free of all foreign interference" from Syria, but called again on Damascus to pull out its soldiers.

Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestinians, the UAE and Egypt...I'd say that they are more ready for it than even the most optimistic Bush supporter realized. Democracy is the greatest peace initiative the world can offer and the US is at the forefront of ensuring that it spreads as far and wide as possible.

Update: Much, much more about the events in Lebanon can be found here. As an added extra bonus, Chrenkoff has the latest good news from Iraq. Among the bad news from Iraq, a suicide car bomber killed 115 and wounded numerous others:

HILLAH, Iraq — A car bomber blasted a crowd of police and national guard recruits Monday as they gathered for physicals outside a medical clinic south of Baghdad, killing at least 115 people and wounding 132 — the single deadliest attack in the two-year insurgency.
Torn limbs and other body parts littered the street outside the clinic in Hillah (search), a predominantly Shiite area about 60 miles south of Baghdad.

The Baathist's and jihadist's are gasping their lasts gasps and won't go out quietly. It's time for a new offensive.

Update II: Ed Morrisey says it much better than I.