https://freerepublic.com/tag/sria/ en-us Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:48:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3788254/posts Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republican senators introduced a resolution Tuesday in opposition to President Donald Trump's withdrawal from Syria, warning that his decision has benefited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ISIS, Russia and Iran. "If not arrested, withdrawing from Syria will invite more of the chaos that breeds terrorism and creates a vacuum our adversaries will certainly fill," McConnell said on the Senate floor. McConnell said if the President doesn't halt the withdrawal, Russia "will gain more leverage" in the Middle East, Iran-backed forces could gain greater access to a "strategic corridor that runs all the way... CNN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3788254/posts#comment Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:48:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3534980/posts <p>The Washington Post reported today that the US is considering sending up to 1,000 more troops to Syria in coming weeks.</p> Washington Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3534980/posts#comment Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:26:22 GMT