Aside from its southern border with Israel, Lebanon is entirely surrounded by Syria, and was considered part of "greater Syria" until the end of World War I.

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It could also reflect the Obama administration's continued discomfort with the greater involvement in Syria, where it has expressed deep reservations over most of the military options currently being considered.

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Donor countries must push for greater humanitarian access within Syria, as well as recognizing the capacity of Syrians to help themselves.

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The sectarian hatreds unleashed inside Syria will demand far greater international involvement.

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And the designation that you mentioned was a demonstration of the fact that we believe that those elements within the Syrian opposition who do not hold the views that Syria needs to move towards greater democracy and rights for their citizens, that they should be isolated.

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Syria's Kurds could also seek greater autonomy, a move which would worry Turkey, which has a troubled relationship with its own Kurdish population.

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And that's what Ambassador Rice was talking about, and Secretary Clinton and I, because the consequences of not taking that firm action are more violence -- violence that spills over Syria's borders, violence that results in even greater participation in this by Iran, for example, and others, to the point where it becomes a proxy war of sorts.

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In February, the European Union renewed its arms embargo on Syria for three months -- but amended it to allow greater nonlethal support and technical assistance to help protect civilians.

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In February, the European Union renewed its arms embargo on Syria for three months -- but amended it to allow greater non-lethal support and technical assistance to help protect civilians.

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Syria is more vulnerable than Libya was to such tactics, because of its greater reliance on computers for integration and control.

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The meeting will address greater recognition for the coalition, confirmation of financial pledges to it, and the humanitarian situation in Syria, the spokesman said.

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