What’s up with Syria?
This doesn’t bode well:
US sends warship to Lebanon as tensions mount with Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States is sending a warship to the Middle East as tensions with Syria get worse.A U.S. official confirms that the warship U.S.S. Cole will patrol off the coast of Lebanon. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Thursday the deployment is meant as a show of support for regional stability. He added that President Bush is concerned about the situation in Lebanon.
The Cole is sailing to the region from Malta. It’s a not-too-subtle show of U.S. force in the region as international frustration mounts over a long political deadlock in tiny, weak Lebanon.
The U.S. blames Syria for the impasse, saying Syria has never given up its ambitions to control its smaller neighbor.
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