I was shocked by Mr. Walid Khoury’s article. His total lack of objectivity, insulting remarks about France’s victory in the European football cup and generally twisted analysis are unworthy of a professional publication like EXECUTIVE. His article denotes such a manifest antagonism toward France, and such an inferiority complex toward his fellow francophone Lebanese countrymen, that even his few correct observations lose credibility. I’d like to offer some counter-arguments to the cultural, political and economic issues he raises throughout his piece. Lebanon’s most important wealth is its cultural pluralism, especially its openness to the West. I find it fortunate that most educated Lebanese speak French and English-we need both, if only to counterbalance the negative cultural influence of our “sisterly” eastern neighbor. (Maybe Mr. Khoury would have done better to direct his criticism to this invasive neighbor instead.) As for the respective weight and role of French and English in
