Trump urges exit, military says it's not finished
Published on April 08, 2018 at 12:43AM by Missy Ryan and Paul Sonne, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's mission against the Islamic State in Syria remains open-ended despite President Donald Trump's promise of a quick U.S. withdrawal. Military leaders are focusing on pushing the once-powerful group out of the small foothold it controls in eastern Syria and ensuring that it cannot plot attacks against the United States, a task defense officials have suggested will require a U.S. footprint after the fighting stops. What remains unclear is how the military will reconcile its vision with that of the president, whose distrust of foreign wars and desire to demonstrate a swift victory were evident in the past week as he vowed that U.S. troops would depart Syria "very soon." "I want to get out.
Published on April 08, 2018 at 12:43AM by Missy Ryan and Paul Sonne, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's mission against the Islamic State in Syria remains open-ended despite President Donald Trump's promise of a quick U.S. withdrawal. Military leaders are focusing on pushing the once-powerful group out of the small foothold it controls in eastern Syria and ensuring that it cannot plot attacks against the United States, a task defense officials have suggested will require a U.S. footprint after the fighting stops. What remains unclear is how the military will reconcile its vision with that of the president, whose distrust of foreign wars and desire to demonstrate a swift victory were evident in the past week as he vowed that U.S. troops would depart Syria "very soon." "I want to get out.
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