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U.S. Embassy Closed in Syria, All Employees Leave

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 12:39:59 PM EST
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The State Department issued a notice today that the U.S. Embassy in Syria has closed and all employees have left the country.

The recent surge in violence, including bombings in Damascus on December 23 and January 6, has raised serious concerns that our Embassy is not sufficiently protected from armed attack. We, along with several other diplomatic missions, conveyed our security concerns to the Syrian Government but the regime failed to respond adequately.

The violence in Syria continues to escalate.

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    Libya deja vu? (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by BTAL on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 01:48:18 PM EST
    Except this time we don't appear to have any allies available to use the "lead from behind" tactic.

    Libya turned out well (none / 0) (#2)
    by MKS on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 02:29:12 PM EST
    It is far better than the Neocon version of full invasion.

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    Libya turned out well? (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by BTAL on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 02:54:42 PM EST
    Suggest you do a bit more reading.  The new government is acting just as brutal as the Qaddafi regime.  

    One of the latest atrocities.
    Torture of French diplomat

    If Libya was so successful, do you support similar actions against Syria?

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    It all depends on how you view it (none / 0) (#4)
    by MKS on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 02:56:29 PM EST
    We did not become embroiled in another war.  We assisted our allies in getting rid of Qaddafi.

    The goal of a fully functioning democracy was never the idea.....

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    Did you accidentally (none / 0) (#5)
    by BTAL on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 05:15:03 PM EST
    forget to address the question regarding Syria?

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    As to Syria, (none / 0) (#6)
    by MKS on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 05:38:06 PM EST
    I would not committ troops.  If there is a way to assist those who would topple Assad without running too much risk, or risking the lives of our troops, then it would be worth considering.

    I have no problem with ad hoc foreign policy.

    So, it all depends, and the answer is a definite "no" if it involves ground troops, invasion or occupation.

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    Can you tell me what happened to all the SAMS?? (none / 0) (#7)
    by jimakaPPJ on Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 09:11:15 PM EST
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