White House Undecided on Syria Penalties

[I AM SPARTACUS]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-US-Syria-Sanctions.html

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than two months after President Bush signed a bill permitting sanctions against Syria for its support of terrorist groups, administration officials are still debating what penalties -- if any -- to apply to the Arab nation.
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Among the biggest concerns, the State Department official said, are how sanctions could affect U.S. commercial interests. Unless penalties are waived, the bill would ban the exports of ``dual-use'' items that could have military applications and instructs the president to choose at least two of six possible sanctions. The options include banning overall exports to Syria, prohibiting U.S. business investment in Syria and freezing Syrian assets.
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[Old and In the Way]

1. Where is the debate on these sanctions? Is this going to be

MO from here on out? Invade one country then accuse neighboring countries of not securing their borders? These people want a full scale ME conflict...I have no doubt.

[buckeye1]

2. Neocon fantasies vs corp. interests.

Such a dilemma. These are the factions. Evil vs Greed. Lets hope its a cage battle and nobody wins. Call the undertaker's hearse they are both dead.