A bipartisan letter signed by nearly 400 US Congress members is calling on President Trump to remain militarily engaged within Syria, while claiming to be “deeply concerned” about extremists in the country.
President Trump had announced a pullout from Syria in December, but had
already disavowed it repeatedly by February. Still, lawmakers want to
keep emphasizing how enthusiastic about the Syrian War they are, and
push Trump into escalating it against various other parties.
Once a war about ISIS, the letter urges Trump to “increase pressure on
Iran and Russia with respect to their activities in Syria.” The US
already treated Syria as something of a proxy war, and the letter
suggests they do away with all pretext and just make it into a war
against Iran and Russia over Syria.
The lead signers of the letter were top party leaders and ranking
committee members in both the House and the Senate. This once again
underscores that on matters of war, Democrats and Republicans within
leadership positions are almost completely in-line on keeping the wars
going.
Congressional Letter Urges Trump to Keep US Troops in Syria
Lawmakers call on Trump to 'increase pressure on Iran and Russia'
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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