THE UNITED STATES HAS ENCOURAGED SYRIA TO CONSIDER SENDING FORCES INTO EASTERN
LEBANON TO HELP DISARM HEZBOLLAH, SOURCES BRIEFED ON THE MATTER SAY
DAMASCUS IS RELUCTANT TO EMBARK ON SUCH A MISSION FOR FEAR OF BEING SUCKED INTO
THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND INFLAMING SECTARIAN TENSIONS, THE SOURCES SAY