US Withdraws Ambassador to Syria Over Assassination of Former Lebanese Prime Minister

The United States withdrew its Ambassador to Syria today in protest to the assassination by car bomb of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of Lebanon.

My Way News: Before departing, U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey delivered a stern note, called a demarche in diplomatic parlance, to the Syrian government, said an official who discussed the situation only on grounds of anonymity.

Because responsibility is being taken by an unknown (as of writing of this article) terrorist group, Syrian participation seems likely. And the size of the blast, which killed 16 others, seems to give the impression that military class explosives were used.

The experts will find out in days to come, but the question of our reponse to Syria over this (beyond diplomatic moves) looms large.