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Members of US Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria
AP ^ | August 27, 2023 | ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND ABBY SEWELL

Posted on 08/27/2023 9:08:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress made a quick trip Sunday into opposition-held northwest Syria in the first known visit to the war-torn country by American lawmakers in six years. They urged the Biden administration and regional partners to keep up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The roughly one-hour stop was a signal of the significant support on Capitol Hill for the opposition in Syria’s long civil war.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: assad; basharassad; syria

1 posted on 08/27/2023 9:08:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

What the hell are our elected officials doing there? GTFO!


2 posted on 08/27/2023 9:36:14 PM PDT by montag813
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To: MinorityRepublican

Oh, good… the Neocons and globalists are pounding the war drums to possibly expand US involvement in Syria. They must be afraid the bulk of the American people are growing weary of THE UKRAINE PROJECT with its repeated hemorrhaging of BILLIONS OF AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

GOTTA HAVE CONTINUOUS WAR!


3 posted on 08/27/2023 10:16:22 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: montag813
What the hell are our elected officials doing there?

Think of them as salesmen trying to create more demand for US provided military hardware and machines produced by companies that give them kickbacks.


4 posted on 08/27/2023 11:58:50 PM PDT by Iron Munro (An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Another probing mission by Republican Neocons in hopes of stirring the pot in the Middle East. Please note, these three empty suits have yet to visit our collapsed Southern border.


5 posted on 08/28/2023 1:41:27 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Another of those endless foreign wars someone once warned about.


6 posted on 08/28/2023 1:49:45 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: JonPreston

“Another probing mission by Republican Neocons in hopes of stirring the pot in the Middle East. Please note, these three empty suits have yet to visit our collapsed Southern border.”

If they went to Damascus and simply talked to people on the street, anyone, they would get the TRUTH of what’s going on in Syria, rather than a dog-and-pony junket.


7 posted on 08/28/2023 4:28:31 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: MinorityRepublican

NeoCons looking for ways to prop up their portfolio of defense industry stocks?


8 posted on 08/28/2023 5:01:36 AM PDT by Tupelo (ex uno multis)
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To: House Atreides

You got to say neocons and globalists


9 posted on 08/28/2023 5:03:04 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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To: bert; House Atreides
You got to say neocons and globalists

Yeah, I would have used the term "pure scumbags". House is just being nice.

10 posted on 08/28/2023 5:06:42 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: MinorityRepublican
foever-war
11 posted on 08/28/2023 5:32:04 AM PDT by The Louiswu (PEDO JOE MUST GO!!!)
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To: MinorityRepublican
It took two AP writers to identify only ONE of the three.

The three: Ben Cline of Virginia, French Hill of Arkansas and Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin. Spending constituents' money for their world tour in support of an Obama-Biden policy stance....

AP: "to keep up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad."

Oddly, "Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalise"

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/arab-league-set-readmit-syria-relations-with-assad-normalise-2023-05-07/

"Arab League votes unanimously to re-admit Syria"

Source: https://www.africanews.com/2023/05/08/arab-league-votes-unanimously-to-re-admit-syria//

"Arab League: Syria reinstated as Assad rehabilitation continues"

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65519288

Sounds like these three RINOs aligned to the Biden agenda for Syria, which was also the Obama agenda for Syria years ago, disagree with the Arab League and all its members who were "unanimous".

Because "Obama on Syria: Assad Must Go"

Source: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/obama-syria-assad-must-go

But the Arab League seems otherwise disposed.... Twenty-two nations. Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Three minor RINOs. Biden and Obama....

A world of American diplomacy < s a r c >

12 posted on 08/28/2023 6:32:39 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: MinorityRepublican

We need to get the heck out of their country and take care of our own.


13 posted on 08/28/2023 6:36:41 AM PDT by dforest
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To: MinorityRepublican
Syrian President Bashar Assad.

A man we're supposed to hate because our State Department tells us to but if one looks at the details, he's probably the least bad guy in the region.

14 posted on 08/28/2023 6:40:36 AM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins.)
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To: BobL

The two or three times I have heard Assad speak (English) he was rational and made complete sense. I’d like to hear more from him but he’s been censored.


15 posted on 08/28/2023 6:48:20 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston

“The two or three times I have heard Assad speak (English) he was rational and made complete sense. I’d like to hear more from him but he’s been censored.”

He was an eye surgeon in London, with no plans to run Syria. He got thrown into the mix because his brother died.

Also, watch this show, I assume the producer was fired for it. This show pretty much told me to NEVER believe any crap coming from the Neocons:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/inside-assads-syria/


16 posted on 08/28/2023 6:57:01 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: BobL

Thanks, I’ll watch tonight.


17 posted on 08/28/2023 7:00:15 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: MinorityRepublican

When did Congress declare War on Syria?

L


18 posted on 08/28/2023 7:01:38 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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