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President Obama issued a statement last week indicating that his administration would extend sanctions on Syria first imposed by President Bush in 2004. In extending the sanctions, Obama stated that Syria's actions
"in supporting terrorism, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining U.S. and international efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States."
The United States has consistently identified Syria as a leading state sponsor of terrorism, citing its support for the terrorist groups Hamas and Hizballah, its efforts to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty, and its suspected assassinations of Lebanese leaders.
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