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WARNING: Congressmen are proposing legislation that would make Syria next
Syria has no oil and is not and never has been a threat to the US. So can we safely say that a US threat against Syria has more to do with Israel's 'security' than oil?
US lawmakers target Syria
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers said they would propose legislation to hold Syria accountable for supporting terrorism and pursuing nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
"Now that Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime is defeated, it is time for America to get serious about Syria," Representative Eliot Engel of New York said in a statement.
The Syria Accountability Act of 2003, sponsored by Engel and his colleague Ileana Ros-Lethinen of Florida, would allow President George W. Bush (news - web sites) to impose sanctions if Damascus fails to meet US demands.
Engel's statement is the latest threat from Washington against Syria in the wake of the apparent defeat of the Iraqi leader.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has accused Damascus of secretly shipping military aid to Iraq (news - web sites) and helping senior Iraqi leaders flee. Washington also accuses Syria of pursuing banned nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and Damascus is on the US list of regimes supporting terrorism.
In Rome Wednesday, US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton said Syria should heed the lesson of the US-led conflict in Iraq.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for Syria to forswear the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and as with other governments of the region see if there are not new possibilities in the Middle East peace process," Bolton said.
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers said they would propose legislation to hold Syria accountable for supporting terrorism and pursuing nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
"Now that Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime is defeated, it is time for America to get serious about Syria," Representative Eliot Engel of New York said in a statement.
The Syria Accountability Act of 2003, sponsored by Engel and his colleague Ileana Ros-Lethinen of Florida, would allow President George W. Bush (news - web sites) to impose sanctions if Damascus fails to meet US demands.
Engel's statement is the latest threat from Washington against Syria in the wake of the apparent defeat of the Iraqi leader.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has accused Damascus of secretly shipping military aid to Iraq (news - web sites) and helping senior Iraqi leaders flee. Washington also accuses Syria of pursuing banned nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and Damascus is on the US list of regimes supporting terrorism.
In Rome Wednesday, US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton said Syria should heed the lesson of the US-led conflict in Iraq.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for Syria to forswear the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and as with other governments of the region see if there are not new possibilities in the Middle East peace process," Bolton said.
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