三十二年前, 敘利亞付了四千兩百萬, 買美國的大力士運輸機. 現在, 這八架飛機, 還在美國, 停在野草堆裡頭: Eight C-130s bought by Libya in 1972 were built, tested and then grounded because of political issues and the freezing of Libyan assets in the United States. They never were delivered, and remain parked at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Libya's C-130s still in Marietta 30 years after purchase http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/0504/02libya.html?urcm=y
General view of the Syrian capital. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) is expected this week to impose sanctions on Syria for allegedly supporting terrorism and failing to close its border with Iraq (news - web sites) to forces targeting US troops there(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)