FROM EIR DAILY ALERTRand Paul Reports, Trump Going Ahead with Syria Pullout, Despite Deadly ISIS AttackJan. 17, 2019 (EIRNS)—During a meeting with a group of Republican Senators yesterday, President Donald Trump let them know he plans to stick to his withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan, according to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who also had a one-on-one meeting with the President, reported Sputnik. “Not only is he following through with his Syria policy, I really do think there will be changes in Afghanistan as well,” Paul said.
Paul said. From now on, in terms of Afghanistan, he said, “we’re going to do things differently.” In a particularly insightful comment, Paul observed,
Paul further reported that,
An ISIS suicide bombing in Manbij yesterday killed four Americans—two service members and two civilians—as well as ten non-Americans, mostly civilians. Three American service members were also among the wounded. |
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