Here goes the Diplomatic pressure on Syria. When we have the "Smoking Gun" WMDs proved, you can expect it to really get hot.
Powell Says U.S. Considering Sanctions Against Syria
By REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will examine possible diplomatic or economic measures against Syria, which the United States suspects of developing chemical weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday.
"With respect to Syria, of course we will examine possible measures of a diplomatic, economic or other nature as we move forward," he told reporters after talks with Kuwait Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad al-Salem al-Sabah.
"In light of this new environment they (Syria) should review their actions and their behavior, not only with respect to who gets haven in Syria and weapons of mass destruction but especially the support of terrorist activity," Powell added
Before Powell's statement on Monday, Syria denied U.S. charges that it had chemical weapons and, brushing aside British allegations, said it had never cooperated with Saddam Hussein's administration.
``We say to him (President Bush) that Syria has no chemical weapons and that the only chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in the region are in Israel, which is threatening its neighbors and occupying their land,'' Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Buthaina Shaaban told Reuters.
REST AT:http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-iraq-usa-britain-syria.html |
