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| Syria-Lebanon |
| The Bell for Round 3? |
| 2003-10-09 |
| The House International Relations Committee approved the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, which would give the president the right to impose a variety of sanctions on Syria. The bill, which passed by a 33-2 vote, accuses Syria of sponsoring terrorists, seeking weapons of mass destruction, and occupying Lebanon with more than 20,000 troops. |
| Posted by:Mercutio |
| #1 I expect the Bush administration to put pressure on Syria but to avoid military confrontation until Iraq is settled a bit more and the 2004 elections are decided. Of course we wouldn't want Syria to know the timeline. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-10-9 3:50:04 PM |