Captain's Quarters: Syria Leaves Lebanon After 29 Years

Captain Ed is one of many bloggers and reporters noting that Syria has left Lebanon earlier than expected, and without being chased out at gunpoint:

The Syrians have accomplished what almost no one expected -- they have actually left Lebanon without a shot being fired to chase them back across the Bekaa Valley. Even the Syrian intelligence services have packed up, or at least that's what the Syrians say...