The president-elect signaled during his first administration that he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
The U.S. should not get involved with the conflict in Syria , President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday, where rebels are threatening to oust President Bashar al-Assad as hundreds of American soldiers remain deployed in the country., Trump wrote Syria “is a mess, but is not our friend,” adding the U.S. should have “NOTHING TO DO” with the country’s conflict and instead “LET IT PLAY OUT.”
As rebels opposed to al-Assad’s government take control of several Syrian cities, including their approach to the Syrian capital of Damascus, Trump suggested Russia’s withdrawal from Syria might “be the best thing that can happen to the country.” Russia, an ally of al-Assad’s, intervened in Syria’s conflict in 2015 but “seems incapable” of assisting al-Assad “because they are so tied up in Ukraine,” Trump said.
Trump also criticized Barack Obama’s administration, which he said failed to protect the “RED LINE IN THE SAND,” referencing the “We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to 335-0739 or sign up“There was never much of a benefit in Syria for Russia, other than to make Obama look really stupid,” Trump wrote.
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