"Pushed by senators from both parties to define the limits of U.S. involvement in Iraq and the Middle East, Dr. Rice also declined to rule out the use of military force in Iran or Syria, although she said the administration prefers diplomacy.
"I don't think the president ever takes any of his options off the table concerning anything to do with military force," Dr. Rice said."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/washington/stories/102005dnintrice.176ce4df.html"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."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051009/wl_mideast_afp/ussyriairaqstrikes"The United States said on Wednesday that Syria needs to change its behavior and ease concerns of its support for terrorist organizations.
"Syria needs to change its behavior. It is trending in the wrong direction from the rest of the Middle East," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a briefing.
"Syria's neighbors are concerned about the actions that it has taken in a number of regards. They're concerned about foreign fighters transiting through Syria and going into Iraq to carry out attacks on innocent civilians or coalition forces or Iraqi forces, " McClellan said."
http://english.people.com.cn/200510/20/eng20051020_215498.html"Israel predicted yesterday that America would impose fresh sanctions on Syria in an attempt to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
Shaul Mofaz, the defence minister, said he believed sanctions would follow publication of a United Nations report expected to implicate senior Syrian officials in the murder of Rafik al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.
"I won't be surprised if Syria gets a red card," Mr Mofaz told Israel radio. "
will take actions against Syria, beginning with economic sanctions and moving on to others, that will make it clear to the Syrians that their policies do not comply with UN decisions, the US's new world order or the prohibition of sovereign states to support terrorism."
On Saturday, President George W Bush and his national security council are to discuss America's options on Syria, ranging from tightening existing limited sanctions to military action."
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