Wednesday, June 27, 2018

POLICY-DEFENSE_ Mike Pompeo doubles down: Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, and Iran, must go

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Mike Pompeo doubles down: Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, and Iran, must go

by Joel Gehrke
| June 27, 2018 04:55 PM



MIke Pompeo reiterated the hard-line position, years after former President Barack Obama first said that Assad must "step aside.” (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)


Syrian President Bashar Assad and his Iranian military backers will have to relinquish their hold on the war-torn country, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Pompeo reiterated the hard-line position, years after former President Barack Obama first said that Assad must "step aside,” during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the State Department’s budget. It’s the latest expression of commitment to shaping the outcome of the Syrian civil war from a Trump administration that has, at times, looked eager to exit the conflict.

"Can we move forward in Syria long-term with Iran present and with Assad present?” Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., asked.

“No,” Pompeo replied.

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READ MORE: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/pompeo-doubles-down-syrian-dictator-assad-and-iran-must-go


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