US weighed military strikes in Syria

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NEW YORK (AFP) - The United States recently debated launching military strikes inside Syria against camps used by insurgents operating in neighboring Iraq, a US magazine reported.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice successfully opposed the idea at a meeting of senior American officials held on October 1, Newsweek reported, citing unnamed US government sources.

Rice reportedly argued that diplomatic isolation was a more effective approach, with a UN report pending that may blame Syria for the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri.


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The magazine reported that some US intelligence officials believed Washington now was losing out on vital information. Syrian cooperation in the last few years allegedly had helped avert two possible attacks against US targets, including a Navy base in Bahrain.

One unnamed intelligence official told the magazine that US pressure on the Syrian leadership could prove counter-productive and that Washington may be "radicalizing the country."

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1. Been waiting for this.

Condoleezza, despite her reputation here on DU, is a smart cookie. However, up till now, she has subverted her intelligence to her loyalty to the Bush Administration.

I've been waiting for her sense to begin taking over from her misguided loyalty. For her to wake up and say "Holy hell, these people are really nuts!"

Maybe this is the first sign we've gotten of that happening?