No US War Plan to Attack Syria, Iran: Powell

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No US War Plan to Attack Syria, Iran: Powell

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Dispelling speculations about who will be next US target after Iraq, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday that the United States has no "war plan" to attack Iran and Syria although it has concerns over the polices of the two countries.

"We have concerns about Syria. We have let Syria know of our concerns. We also have concerns about some of the policies of Iran.We have made the Iranians fully aware of our concerns," Powell told reporters at the Foreign Press Center in Washington.

"But there is no list, there is no war plan right now to go attack someone else either for the purpose of overthrowing their leadership or for the purpose of imposing democratic values," he said.

Asked about the future status of the United Nations, the secretary stressed that the world body remained an important organization although it had refused to embrace the US-led war against Iraq.

He said the United Nations remains relevant although it can not solve every issue that is brought before it.

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