The World - News from May 16, 1986

The U.S. bombing of Libya has produced new worries in Syria and may cause the Damascus government to abandon its support for international terrorism, Secretary of State George P. Shultz said. In a speech to the American Jewish Committee, he said the attack was a success because it dramatized Western resolve to combat nations promoting terrorism. Shultz added that Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi “is in retreat and Syria is uneasy--a reaction which may induce that country to think hard about involvement in murderous adventures.”