Trump Says He Wants U.S. Troops to Leave Syria Soon
- Departing risks bolstering Iran, high on his enemies list
- ‘They haven’t come up with a coherent policy,’ ex-envoy says
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President Donald Trump said he wants U.S. troops to leave Syria soon and will make a decision “very quickly” on how much longer they will stay, as his administration’s policy on its seven-year civil war remains in limbo.
“I want to get out, I want to bring the troops back home, I want to start rebuilding our nation,” Trump said Tuesday during a news conference at the White House with leaders of Baltic nations. He added that “our primary mission” of fighting the Islamic State terrorist group is “almost completed.”