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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who started this subject9/22/2004 3:55:40 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (3) of 793808
 
Sullivan - GOOD NEWS FROM SYRIA: An interesting development from Stratfor (subscribers only):
More than 1,000 of the some 20,000 Syrian troops based in Lebanon began dismantling their bases near Beirut to redeploy closer to the Syrian border or to leave the country altogether, a Lebanese official said Sept. 21. The official, who declined to be named, said Syrian troops have started moving from hilltop positions south of Beirut in the towns of Aramoun, Chuweifat, Damour, Doha and Khaldeh. The second phase of the operation involves a shift of troops from eastern and northern areas to the eastern part of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley or to the border. The redeployment is scheduled for completion in a few days.
With this massive redeployment, Syrian President Bashar al Assad is indicating to Israel and the United States that he is ready to strike a deal that could lead to the complete withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon.
This could signal Damascus' willingness to stand down from its non-cooperative stance toward the United States -- yet another example of the immense geopolitical shift in the region resulting from the U.S. ouster of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.
The best news I've heard in a long time.
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