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03/05/2005:

"Syria Announcement 'Not Enough' - U.S. State Dept"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday that Syria's plan to gradually withdraw from Lebanon fell short and urged that Syrian remove all of its troops from the country.

While announcing a partial withdrawal, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that did mean his country would end its role in Lebanon.

``We mean complete withdrawal -- no half-hearted measures,'' said Darla Jordan, spokeswoman for the State Department.

U.S. officials have said Washington and European allies are considering ``next steps'' if Syria fails to pull out, including diplomatic and economic sanctions and a tougher U.N. resolution.
Full Article: nytimes.com/reutersl