U.S. considers military incursions into Syria
To counter attacks in Iraq from safe havens across border
Posted: December 25, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Aaron Klein
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
The U.S. may initiate incursions into Syrian territory to stop Baathist
insurgents from crossing the border and attacking U.S. troops in Iraq, a senior
administration official said.
"I think the sanctions are one thing. But I think the other thing [the Syrians]
have got to start worrying about is whether we would take cross-border military
action in hot pursuit," the official told the Jerusalem Post.
"In other words, nothing like full-scale military hostilities. But when you're
being attacked from safe havens across the border – we've been through this a
lot of times before – we're just not going to sit there," said the official.
The official said the U.S. is likely to increase sanctions against Syria, but
that it must also contemplate being more "aggressive" after this week's bombing
of a dining tent at a U.S. base in Mosul. The Post said the comment suggested
the attack may have been planned by elements in Syria.
"You get a tragedy [like the attack in Mosul] and it reminds people that it is
still a very serious problem. If I were Syria, I'd be worried," the senior
administration official said.
Congress in May passed the Syria Accountability Act, banning all U.S. exports
to the Arab country except food and medicine and forbidding direct flights
between Syria and the United States.
The sanctions were imposed in response to allegations Damascus is supporting
terror groups, failing to stop anti-U.S. fighters from crossing into Iraq from
Syria, developing chemical and biological weapons and occupying Lebanon.
Syria's ambassador to the U.N. told WorldNetDaily in a recent exclusive
interview his country is not aiding the insurgency in Iraq.
"There is absolutely no ground for such allegations. ... On our side, we have
proposed several measures to seal the borders," said Mekdad.
U.S. incursions inside Syria would fall in line with Israeli policy of
retaliation against Syrian installations in response to terror attacks
coordinated from Damascus.
In October, Israeli planes attacked an Islamic Jihad training camp outside
Damascus a day after a female suicide bomber blew up a restaurant in the
Israeli port city of Haifa, killing 21 people.
Israel warned Syria may face further attacks for harboring top leaders of
Palestinian terror groups, including Khalid Meshel, the overall leader of Hamas
who operates openly from Damascus.
Aaron Klein is WorldNetDaily's special Middle East correspondent, whose past
interview subjects have included Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, Shlomo Ben Ami and
leaders of the Taliban.
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26 Dec 2004 10:20:17 AM |
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TonyZ2001 wrote:
U.S. considers military incursions into Syria
To counter attacks in Iraq from safe havens across border
Posted: December 25, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Aaron Klein
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
WnutD again. Making things up. The BTY's are being slaughtered in Iraq,
what...do they want to have the Syrians slaughtering them too? Only a
total fuckin' idiot would even consider attacking Syria at this
point...but then again, it's BTY's were talking about!
WH
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26 Dec 2004 10:45:11 AM |
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"WH"
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The BTY's are being slaughtered in Iraq,
Not sure what this BTY thing is, probably another sick thing made up by
Anti-American bastards like you.
do they want to have the Syrians >slaughtering them too?
Yeah ok, if Bush ever decides to let the Marines do what they are capable of,
you'll be crying for the rest of your life.
Only a total fuckin' idiot would even >consider attacking Syria
Wrong. If Syria is helping the Terrorists, then they deserve to be attacked.
Tony
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