Top Pentagon Officials: Proposed Russian Deal In Syria Is ‘Not Based On Trust’

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S. July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Reuters: Cooperation with Russia in Syria would not be based on trust -U.S. general

Any military or intelligence cooperation between the United States and Russia to strike targets in Syria would include measures to ensure U.S. operational security and would not be based on trust, a top U.S. military official said on Monday.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he would meet his Russian counterpart in the coming days to discuss an American proposal for closer military cooperation and intelligence sharing on Syria.

The proposal, which Kerry hopes to conclude within weeks, envisions ways in which Washington and Moscow would share intelligence to coordinate air strikes against the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front and prohibit the Syrian air force from attacking moderate rebel groups.

The proposal has met with deep skepticism by top American military and intelligence officials.

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WNU Editor: If it is not based on trust .... no point pursuing it. But the White House wants this deal .... hence the "dog and pony show".

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