U.S. Seeks No Foreign Troops in Lebanon

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an apparent reference to Syrian influence, the United States on Friday said Lebanon should be free of all foreign forces and stand by a constitutional provision that prevents a president from seeking a second term.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said in a statement the United States ``believes strongly that the best interests of Lebanon and Syria are served by a positive and constructive relationship based upon principles of mutual respect and non-intervention'' between the two neighboring states.

Syria has an estimated 20,000 troops in Lebanon and is the main political power broker in the country with many Lebanese recognizing that Syria determines who will be the country's president.

McClellan said the Lebanese people should be free to decide the fate of their nation and its leadership ``without pressure or interference from any outside party.''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-US-Lebanon.html

[babylon_system]

1. All foreign troops should go home and de-mobilize

Including Israeli troops in palestine and US troops in Iraq.

[mitchtv]

2. Syria seeks no foreign troops iin Iraq,

,Kuwait,Bahrain