Syria severs military cooperation with U.S. ( courtesy of Yahoo news)

Could not resist posting this article (not just the link ):

[Syria has severed military and intelligence cooperation with the United States, its ambassador to Washington told The New York Times in an interview published on its Web site on Monday.
The ambassador, Imad Moustapha, told the newspaper in an interview given last Friday at the Syrian Embassy in Washington, that his country had, in the last 10 days, "severed all links" with the U.S. military and Central Intelligence Agency because of what he called unjust American allegations.
Moustapha said he believed the Bush administration had decided "to escalate the situation with Syria" despite steps the Syrians have taken against insurgents in Iraq, and despite the recent withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, in response to international demands.
"We thought, why should we continue to cooperate?" he said.
The comments were in response to Bush administration complaints that Syria was not doing enough to halt the flow of men and money to the insurgency in Iraq.]

What do you mean not doing enough habibi ? has the US been able to do enough to stop drug smuggling on it own borders with Mexico ? and what are the US servicemen doing on the Iraq-Syria border? come on you occupy a country so please protect its borders man! I'm sure there is a complicity here or they are turning a blind eye ..can't be all the fault of Syria.

[Moustapha said his government had done all it could to respond to American complaints, including taking steps to build barriers and add to border patrols.
Relations between Syria and the United States have been strained for months, and some Bush administration officials said Syria's level of cooperation had been dwindling even before the latest move to halt cooperation.
Bush administration officials said Syria's stance has prompted intense debate at high levels in the administration about new steps that might be taken against the Syrian government, The Times reported.]

Of course they won't get their tips on 'alleged ' terrorists anymore.

[The officials said options included possible military, diplomatic or economic action. But senior Pentagon and military officials cautioned Monday that if any military action was ordered, it was likely to be limited, the report said.]

What else is new ? you keep proving that all you want is to kill Arabs

["There's a lot of discussion about what to do about Syria and what a problem it is," the administration official, who works for an agency involved in the debate, told The Times. ]

Looking for an excuse to invade I guess? they could not get at Iran and North Korea because both have some kind of nuclear deterrent at least !

Did not think they would stoop so low , but that's politics I guess. Regardless of how the Syrian regime is treating its people, no one wishes to be 'punished' by America.