Syria Is a Lost Cause and America Must Move On

A man sits near a poster of Syrian President Bashar al Assad during the re-opening of the road between Homs and Hama in Talbisi, Syria June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
September 23, 2018 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: Lebanon Watch Tags: SyriaWarTroopsIranDonald Trump

Syria Is a Lost Cause and America Must Move On

America must realize it has no military role to play in Syria's future.

 

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. A former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is the author of Foreign Follies: America's New Global Empire.

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