Bush, "When the United States and France say withdraw, we mean complete withdrawal, no halfhearted measures."

Syria Expected to Pull Back Troops
SAM F. GHATTAS, Associated Press Original Article

Trying to ease incessant Arab and international pressure and the risk of isolation, Syrian President Bashar Assad is moving to pull his troops in Lebanon back toward Syria's border. But the step, short of a full withdrawal, was bluntly rejected Friday by President Bush.