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February 25, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1161-2004Feb24.html

White House Undecided on Syria Penalties

(AP/Washington Post) More than two months after President Bush signed a bill permitting sanctions against Syria for its support of terrorist groups, administration officials are still debating what penalties - if any - to apply to the Arab nation. Pressure from Congress is growing for the administration to take a tough stand, with Republicans and Democrats imploring Bush not to waive the sanctions. A waiver "would send the wrong signal" to Syrian President Assad and the "terrorists who find safe haven within Syria's borders," Sens. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said in a letter last week to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

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