The U.S. once saw it as a hope for democracy in the Middle East. Now the country is veering toward civil war. Here's how it all went wrong. IT'S NEVER A GOOD SIGN FOR A COUN-try when the Prime Minister and most of his Cabinet members spend their days barricaded in an Ottoman-era compound. That's what Fouad Siniora and Lebanon's other top officials have done since Nov. 21, when gunmen assassinated Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel in broad daylight. Siniora's worries go beyond his personal safety.
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