This is getting Syrious

"Syria's Major-General Amin Suleiman said American attacks into Syria had killed at least two border guards, wounded several more and prompted an official complaint to the US embassy in Damascus. The charge follows leaks in Washington that the US has already engaged in military raids into Syria and is contemplating special forces operations in Syria to eliminate insurgent networks before they reach Iraq.

"No one in the Administration has any problem with acting tough on Syria. It's the one thing they all agree on," said Edward Walker, a former US ambassador to Egypt and Israel and now head of the Middle East Institute think tank. "I've heard there have been some cross-border activities, and it certainly makes sense as a warning to Syria that if they don't take care of the problem, the US will step up itself."

"But he warned that the increased blurring of battle lines between Iraq and Syria could turn a diplomatic stand-off between the two nations into a fully fledged military confrontation. "It could escalate. With Syrian border guards getting shot, it could turn into a major issue."
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/syria-accuses-us-of-military-raids/2005/10/30/1130607151924.html

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