Damascus: Syria accused the United States on Saturday of obstructing a solution to Lebanon's political crisis by deploying a warship off the Lebanese coast.
In the first reaction by the Damascus government to Washington's announcement on Thursday of deployment of the USS Cole, Foreign Minister Walid Al Moualem said the United States would not be able to impose a solution by force.
At a joint press conference with Arab League chief Amr Moussa, Al Moualem said, "There is a history of (American) intervention but this is a losing bet. America cannot impose a solution in Lebanon as it sees it."
He said, "The presence of this warship reinforces what we have been saying, that America is obstructing proposed political solutions in Lebanon."
Syria condemns deployment of US warship off coast
Syria condemns deployment of US warship off coast