Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that President Donald Trump is willing to take action again in Syria. This comes as the US prepares its troops for a withdrawal, which Pompeo says will go ahead despite criticism.
Speaking in Cairo as part of a Middle East tour to reassure leaders that the US will maintain some sort of presence in the region, Pompeo declared that the US is still open to intervention in Syria, but he hoped that Trump “won’t have to.”
“When America retreats, chaos follows,” Pompeo said. “America will not retreat until the terror fight is over.”
Trump declared IS (Islamic State, formerly ISIS or ISIL) defeated and the US’ mission in Syria accomplished in December, and announced that the roughly 2,000 US troops there would be brought home. Withdrawing from foreign conflicts was one of Trump’s key campaign promises, but the announcement nevertheless shocked much of the Washington establishment and media.
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Source : RT - Daily news
Trump is willing to take military action again in Syria - Pompeo
Trump is willing to take military action again in Syria - Pompeo
