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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_409102,00050001.htm
Bush clears way for sanctions against Syria
Press Trust of India
Washington, October 9
US President George W Bush has dropped his opposition to legislation that would punish Syria unless it renounces extremist groups and ends unconventional arms programmes, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
News of the move comes just days after staunch US ally Israel launched air strikes on what it said was a training camp for Palestinian terrorists just outside Damascus.
"Syria's on the wrong side in the war on terrorism," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said."Syria needs to change course, change its behaviour, stop harbouring terrorists."
After quietly opposing the"Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act" for about two years, the White House now officially takes no position on the legislation, which enjoys broad support in the US Congress.
McClellan said the administration wants to see the final language of the measure before deciding where it stands, but ending its longstanding resistance clears the way for passage by the Senate and House of Representatives.
The House International Relations Committee approved the measure on Wednesday, setting the stage for a full House vote.
The bill calls for Syria to end support for terrorists or terrorist groups; halt development of chemical and biological arms as well as long-range missiles; and to withdraw the roughly 20,000 troops it has in Lebanon.
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