Syria Accountability Act

Syria Accountability Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long title Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act
Acronyms (colloquial) SALSRA
Enacted by the 108th United States Congress
Legislative history

The Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act (SALSRA) is a bill of the United States Congress passed into law on December 12, 2003.

The bill's stated purpose is to end what the United States sees as Syrian support for terrorism, to end Syria's presence in Lebanon, which has been in effect since the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990, to stop Syria's alleged development of WMDs, to cease Syria's illegal importation of Iraqi oil and to end illegal shipments of military items to anti-US forces in Iraq.

The bill was sponsored by Representative Eliot L. Engel (D) from New York and was introduced April 12, 2003.

2013 Ghouta chemical attack

In response to the use of chemical weapons against civilians during the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack, president Barack Obama asked Congress to authorize the use of military force against Syria. An early draft of that authorization cites the Syria Accountability Act, saying:[1]

Whereas in the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, Congress found that Syria’s acquisition of weapons of mass destruction threatens the security of the Middle East and the national security interests of the United States.

Researcher Subrata Ghoshroy, a Research Affiliate in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has raised serious questions about who actually was responsible for the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack suggesting based on evidence that it was rebel forces.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lesniewski, Niels (September 3, 2013). "Text of Senate Draft Syria War Authorization". Roll Call. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. ↑ http://web.mit.edu/sts/Analysis%20of%20the%20UN%20Report%20on%20Syria%20CW.pdf

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