The Pentagon made it even clearer that an Israeli drive to destroy the PLO forces and push the Syrians out of Beirut would have American protection. Orders were issued before Sharon left for several US Naval deployments.

• 五角大楼更进一步表明，以色列发动消灭巴解组织力量并从贝鲁特赶走叙利亚军队的攻势是会得到美国保护的，在沙龙离美之前就发布了进行美国海军部署的几道命令。