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Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2010/10/150024.htm
U.S.: Syria Not Playing a Constructive Role in the Region
(U.S. State Department) In response to comments by Syrian President Assad that the U.S. is creating chaos in every place it entered, State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said Tuesday: "Recent Syrian behavior and rhetoric has had a destabilizing effect on Lebanon and the region, has contributed to recent tensions. We understand that certain actors within and outside Lebanon, including Syria, Hizbullah, and Iran, may believe they stand to gain by escalating sectarian tensions in an attempt to assert their own authority over Lebanon....We believe we're playing a constructive role in the region and we believe that Syria is not."