Clinton warns Syria to ease off Turkish border

Syrians refugees pass a Turkish military vehicle as they cross the border near Guvecci, Turkey, June 23, 2011. / AP

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning Syria to withdraw troops now massing near its border with Turkey, saying their presence is worsening an already bad situation for refugees and risks sparking border clashes with the Turks.

Clinton told reporters at the State Department on Thursday that the U.S. saw the situation as volatile and "very worrisome" and that the Syria military should immediately end attacks and provocations in the region. She said the buildup of soldiers just 500 yards from the Turkish border was another sign of the Syrian government's intent to repress its own people.

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Earlier Thursday, Syrian troops pushed to the Turkish border in their sweep against a 3-month-old pro-democracy movement, sending panicked refugees, including children, rushing across the frontier to safe havens in Turkey.

[K. Daraa]

Real life Dentist-turned-Dictator Bashar Assad continues to perform much like the evil German dentist Dr. Szell, at Auschwitz Nazi Death Camp, portrayed in the movie 'Marathon Man'. That character is based on real life Nazi doctor Josef Menegle, who performed thousands of hideous experiments on death camp inmates that almost universally killed them.

Perhaps a few conventional-air-launched-cruise-missiles landing on his presidential palace in Damascus might modify Bashar's behavior? Needless to say, NATO must protect Turkey, one of its members, against aggression.

[guyfrompa46]

War number 4 coming up... Obama the nobel prize winner for peace.. HUH?

[Martha12345]

While that is nice, when will SOS Clinton accomplish something ? Zero accomplishments so far as SOS.

[cbsnacilbuper]

nol, please list the accomplishments for Martha and set her straight.

[cbsnacilbuper]

nol, where is the list of things Hillary has accomplished?

[Birdman04]

It is none of our business and we should stay out of it.

[longtree-2009]

is this warning but an excuse for obama to start another war? won't be surprised to hear that obama has started bombing syria and that nato has joined in as well.

[cbsnacilbuper]

Bush's third term is going great.

[antoniof123]

I got bad news for both of you We The People are causing this.

It is not about party it is about corporate dictatorship.

If you look at it businesses are nothing more than Facism.