"There is hopelessness in this country. Even if the war is over, there is no stability."

Young Lebanese seek professional alternatives abroad as hope in home grows faint from the Daily Star.

Pretty much the most depressing article ever. Perhaps we should just nuke the whole Middle East and start over (to echo the recent sentiment of Lousiana wisecracker John Sarason)?

But seriously. Some homes and bridges are not all that was lost this summer. They're exhausted.

And read all the way to the end... I wonder how long before Lebanon gets quite as stale as Iraq.