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| State Department Suggests "1-2-3" Evacuation Process in Lebanon |
| 2005-03-05 |
| U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher rejected the idea of a phased Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, suggesting a '1-2-3' process. "It could happen 1-2-3," Boucher said in a Washington briefing. "Why not? 1-2-3. You start, you continue and you finish. That's 1-2-3. That's immediately. That's what we're looking for." The United States is talking to other governments about ways to help the Lebanese establish political control after the Syrians are gone, Boucher said. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to her French counterpart on that subject Friday, he said. The two countries jointly sponsored a U.N. Security Council resolution last year demanding Syrian withdrawal. |
| Posted by:Sherry |