U.S. sends warship off Lebanon coast

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Signaling impatience with Syria, the United States has sent its USS Cole warship off the coast of Lebanon in a show of support amid Beirut's political crisis, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

A senior Bush administration official told Reuters the United States was very concerned about the political deadlock in Lebanon, which Washington blames on Syrian meddling, and the U.S. military gesture underlined that worry.

"The United States believes a show of support is important for regional stability. We are very concerned about the situation in Lebanon. It has dragged on very long," said the senior official, who spoke on condition he was not identified.



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USS Cole sent 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 addedhat 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.

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[annabanana]

1. And what, exactly, could the USS Cole actually DO that would

make anything there "better" in any way?

[TomInTib]

5. It's a phallic thing, anna...

Typical American, "My dick is bigger than your dick" thing.

"Oooooh, Sahib, Americans got great big boats. Let's give them our daughters."

[Nihil]

14. That's *just* how it reads isn't it?

:spray:

The US is so "concerned" about Syria "interfering" in Lebanon that
they send a warship to show that *they* can also interfere in Lebanon?!?!

:crazy:

[Megahurtz]

19. Yeah And

there goes the U.S. sticking their dick in another country again. What else is new?

[ixion]

2. a show of "support"...yeah, right

more like a threat.

[my2sense]

3. Do What I Tell You

or I'm going to bomb you.
:crazy:

[TomClash]

4. Memo to sailors

Watch out for small speedboats.

[One_Life_To_Give]

6. WGAF

It's only a lone Guided Weapons Destroyer. And doubtful anyone in Lebanon actually knows shes there outside of a select few in the government.

[Joanne98]

7. WHY???????

[onethatcares]

8. let's bomb Lebanon, and put

troops in barracks in Beruit, while using the U.S. Cole as a support ship.

Is this deja vu all over again, or what?

[shaniqua6392]

9. What the hell is Georgie Boy up to now??

Is he planning on going out with a bang?

[bdamomma]

18. if he is, let him do it by himself, and leave us alone.

[DrZeeLit]

10. GOP Starts War to Win Election -- film at 11

Come on... you don't think they'll try ANYTHING?

Wanna start a pool on when?
Or shall we just wait around for the October Surprise?

[pleah]

11. I keep thinking someone in our government will get these a**holes under control,

but I guess I am just dreaming. I need a drink.:mad:

[lovuian]

12. so instead of Iran its going to be Syria

exactly what are we going to do there

[Lerkfish]

13. I almost posted this myself, glad I did a search first

thanks for posting it, this is very disturbing.

[JohnyCanuck]

15. Washington blames Syrian meddling,

What is it with these ferriners who want to meddle in other countries' affairs? Why can't they be more like those freedumb loving USAians who make it a strict rule to keep their noses out of other countries' business?

[daleo]

16. U.S.S. Cole - interesting choice

Maybe it means nothing, but it is a pretty noteworthy ship.

[frankf]

17. Could this in some way be connected to the gaza holocaust?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7270650.stm

I don't know if anyone picked up this earlier but the headline used to say "Israel warns of gaza holocaust".