Announcing the pre-closing of the US embassy in Syria

by YankeeJim | January 20, 2012 at 02:07 pm

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Scratching your head? I am.

You don’t publically announce that you are scared to death of security problems and lack of protection one month in advance of threatening to leave Syria. Instead, you leave Syria and announce that you are gone when everyone has left. Forget the shuttering. If people want to get inside after we’re gone, they will find away.

Put your eyes back on the ball, Hillary.

“U.S. is preparing to close embassy in Syria

The Obama administration is preparing to close the U.S. embassy in Damascus and evacuate all American personnel by the end of this month amid rapid deterioration of the security situation in Syria, senior administration officials said.

The embassy will be shuttered, officials said, unless embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad provides enhanced protection that he has so far been unwilling to authorize.

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