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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/syria-spurns-u-s-bid-to-mend-ties-1.321312
Syria Spurns U.S. Bid to Mend Ties
(AP-Ha'aretz) Syrian President Bashar Assad told Al-Hayat in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. has created chaos in every place it entered, snubbing Washington's efforts to improve ties with Damascus. President Barack Obama has made repeated overtures to Damascus this year, nominating the first U.S. ambassador to Syria since 2005 and sending top diplomats to meet with Assad. Assad also warned that expected indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could destroy Lebanon.