Wednesday, August 29, 2018

U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis: U.S. Troops Can’t Leave Syria Until UN Peace Talks Advance

A U.S. soldier looks through binoculars to make visual contact with Turkish soldiers conducting a coordinated, independent patrol along the demarcation line near a village outside Manbij, Syria, July 16, 2018. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Koster

Defense One: Mattis: US Troops Can’t Leave Syria Until UN Peace Talks Advance

They’re still fighting ISIS remnants, holding ground, and waiting for a political solution.

In March, President Donald Trump said that “very soon” he would bring U.S. troops home from Syria. Today, his defense secretary suggested any such drawdown remains far off.

In a rare Pentagon press conference, James Mattis said a drawdown must wait for more diplomatic progress toward a United Nations-negotiated peace in Geneva that deposes Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Yet Assad continues to consolidate his power against a dwindling rebel movement, aided by Russia and Iran, even as pockets of ISIS fighters stand their ground.

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WNU Editor: I doubt that there are going to be any UN peace talks.

3 comments:

Roger Smith said...


You got it Fusion. $$$ Millions per clown. After a missle/bomb martyrs the clown there isn't even an organ to harvest.

Unknown said...

Why harvest organs?

It is sick, risky, and anti-religious.

You can build organs from scratch and made to order.


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