Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: 'Coalition Being Formed To Remove Syrian President Assad'

FOX News: Tillerson says coalition forming to target Assad, Trump hearing military options

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that “steps are underway” on an international coalition to pressure Bashar Assad from power, as President Trump was being briefed on military options for Syria – though what specific steps the U.S. and its allies might take in response to the latest deadly chemical weapons attack remained unclear.

America’s top diplomat addressed the Syria crisis a day after Trump declared in the Rose Garden that the chemical strike would not be tolerated. Tillerson pointedly said Russia should “consider carefully” its support for the Assad regime, while calling for an international effort to defeat ISIS in Syria, stabilize the country and ultimately work with partners through a political process that leads to Assad leaving power.

Asked if the U.S. would organize a coalition to remove Assad, Tillerson said: “Those steps are underway.”

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... Iran, Hezbollah, Russia, China, Iraq, and a lot of Syrians .... they are not going to go along with this.

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Tillerson says US ‘steps under way’ for removal of Syria’s Assad -- Financial Times
Rex Tillerson: US organizing coalition to remove Assad -- Washington Examiner
'Steps are underway' to oust Syria's Assad, Tillerson says -- USA Today
Tillerson: ‘It would seem’ Assad should no longer lead Syria -- Politico
Tillerson: 'No role' for Assad in governing Syria -- The Hill
Trump Team Gets on Warpath With Syria -- Kimberly Dozier, Daily Beast