Clinton rules out U.S. involvement in Syria for now

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes remarks about Libya at the State Department in Washington, March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Young

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes remarks about Libya at the State Department in Washington, March 24, 2011.

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WASHINGTON | Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:26am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday the United States would not now get involved in Syria in the same way as it has in Libya, telling CBS's "Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer" program in an interview broadcast on Sunday that each case is unique.

Speaking on the same program in an interview that was also taped on Saturday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States had seen signs that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces were retreating to the west because of U.S. air strikes on his armor, logistics and supply chain.

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renojmc wrote:
We wouldn’t…for now. That leaves the door open to doing it later. As if 3 wars aren’t enough? I’ll bet the Nobel Peace Prize committee are rethinking the sheer insanity of their decision.

Mar 27, 2011 9:50am EDT  --  Report as abuse
txgadfly wrote:
We need to cut up the Federal credit card. These people are simply irresponsible. Repudiate Treasury debt — that will cut off their water. Even talk about repudiating their debts will make it too expensive for them to keep starting wars. Syria *IS* next.

Mar 27, 2011 1:24pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
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