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Bush, Chirac back 'free Lebanon'
 The leaders of the United States and France have increased pressure on Syria to pull its 14,000 troops out of Lebanon. US President George Bush and French President Jacques Chirac made the call for a "free Lebanon" in a joint statement on Monday. The statement came as they were dining in Brussels in what was billed as a reconciliation effort after two years of bitter differences over Iraq. "We urge full and immediate implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1559 in all its aspects, including its call for a sovereign, independent and democratic Lebanon as well as for the consolidation of security under the authority of a Lebanese government free from foreign domination," they said.| Is it just me or is there something uncomfortable about having the French behind us ... |
| Makes the back of my neck itch... |
Posted by: Fred 2005-02-22 |
