A measure of the volatility in the region occurred Monday when David F. Satterfield , a deputy assistant secretary of state for the Middle East , arrived in Beirut , Lebanon , only to find that the entire pro-Syrian government had resigned and thousands of people were out in the streets protesting Syrian influence .
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