An article in the Mirror/UK on Bush’s warnings to Syria gives extensive column footage to Lawrence Eagleburger’s call for his impeachment if he attacks Syria:
Lawrence Eagleburger, Secretary of State under George Bush Senior, said American public opinion would not tolerate action against Syria or Iran.
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Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday said there was “no question” that Syria was harbouring senior Iraqi figures. But Mr Eagleburger, who accused Syria of having an outrageous record on terror, said an extension of the war was unthinkable.
“You saw the furore that went on before the President got sufficient support to do this,” he said. “This is still a democracy and public opinion rules. If George Bush decided he was going to turn troops on Syria now and then Iran he’d be in office about 15 minutes.
“If President Bush were to try it now, even I would feel he should be impeached. You can’t get away with that sort off thing in a democracy.”