JEDDAH — Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright yesterday reiterated the US position calling on Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon but said she did not support military intervention because Washington had "enough on the plate."
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"The Americans have said a lot about the independence of Lebanon, and they supported the UN Security Council Resolution (1559) in terms of getting the Syrian forces out of Lebanon," she told AFP here after taking part in the 6th Jeddah Economic Forum.
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But she said she did not think that Washington, whose troops are fighting an insurgency in neigbouring Iraq, should launch a military operation against Syria. "I think we have enough on the plate at the moment," she said.
Speaking to the forum in the Saudi city of Jeddah, Albright said: "Our problem with Syria is that we tried hard (with them) in the negotiations with Israel. It (Syria) helps terrorist organisations, and is occupying Lebanon." |