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Fri Jan 20, 2012, 10:35 PM

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UPDATE: 5:30 p.m. -- The State Department put out a statement confirming the reports late on Friday.

"While no decision has been made, we have serious concerns about the deteriorating security situation in Damascus, including the recent spate of car bombs, and about the safety and security of embassy personnel. We have requested that the government of Syria take additional security measures to protect our embassy, and the Syrian government is considering that request. We have also advised the Syrian government that unless concrete steps are taken in the coming days we may have no choice but to close the mission."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/syria-us-embassy_n_1219901.html

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U.S. preparing to close embassy in Syria [View all] maddezmom Jan 2012 OP

This is a rather dramatic development. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #1

I'm not sure but we did pull an envoy from there in Oct. maddezmom Jan 2012 #2

October? Interesting. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #4

Update Tx4obama Jan 2012 #3

The Canadians have also ordered an evac of their Citizens from the country Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #5

No oil in Syria, proximity to Israel, Allawite govt allied with Iran means it's a whole new world riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #6

Oil is Syria's largest export, but there isn't nearly as much as in Libya or Saudi Arabia. pampango Jan 2012 #7

I agree with parts, not with others. David__77 Jan 2012 #8

BS... nothing to do with the "security situation." David__77 Jan 2012 #9