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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - The United States increased pressure on Syria on Friday by barring U.S. entry to people who are undermining the stability of Lebanon and its fragile Western-backed government.
"This is a tool the United States has to demonstrate to Syria our desire for them to stop meddling in Lebanon — to demonstrate to Syria and those who want to destabilize the democratically elected government in Lebanon that we will continue to increase pressure until they suspend their activities," said National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe.
President Bush signed a proclamation suspending entry into the United States by people who have harmed Lebanon's sovereignty or its democratic institutions, or who have worked to destabilize Lebanon through terrorism, politically motivated violence, intimidation or the reassertion of Syrian control in Lebanon. Bush signed the order in Kennebunkport, where he is meeting Sunday and Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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