Presdient Trump Says It's Time For The U.S. To Pass The War Against ISIS To Russia, Iran, Iraq And Syria

Newsweek: Donald Trump Says It's Time U.S. Passes War on ISIS to Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria, Focuses on Oil Instead

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that it is time for the United States to pass the fight against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) on to Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria, and to instead focus on maintaining control of oil resources in the region.

Speaking at a press conference in the Indian capital of New Delhi, Trump said that "nobody's done more than I've done" to battle ISIS in the Middle East, "but at the same time, Russia should do it, Iran should do it, Iraq should do it, Syria should do it." He focused on the Islamic Republic in particular, saying "Iran hates ISIS and they should do it."

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WNU Editor: The U.S. has tens of thousands of soldiers in the Middle East fighting against groups like ISIS (see number of US soldiers in the Middle East from the above image). These battles have been ongoing for years, and the U.S. has played a significant role in defeating them and/or containing them. But in the end it is the people in the region who must solve these conflicts. In short. The U.S. cannot stay there for ever, and maybe now is the time to rethink this commitment.