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US to expel every last Iranian boot from Syria - Pompeo
LBN thread: Pompeo repudiates Obama Mideast policy, takes aim at Iran
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Source: BBC
US to expel every last Iranian boot from Syria - Pompeo
10 January 2019
The US will work with allies to "expel every last Iranian boot" from Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.
Mr Pompeo warned there would be no US reconstruction aid for areas controlled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad until Iran and its proxies had left.
He also criticised ex-President Barack Obama's Middle East policy, saying he had made "dire misjudgements".
Mr Pompeo was speaking in Cairo three weeks after President Donald Trump said US troops were pulling out of Syria.
The announcement had shocked US allies and sparked strong criticism in Washington.
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10 January 2019
The US will work with allies to "expel every last Iranian boot" from Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.
Mr Pompeo warned there would be no US reconstruction aid for areas controlled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad until Iran and its proxies had left.
He also criticised ex-President Barack Obama's Middle East policy, saying he had made "dire misjudgements".
Mr Pompeo was speaking in Cairo three weeks after President Donald Trump said US troops were pulling out of Syria.
The announcement had shocked US allies and sparked strong criticism in Washington.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46828810
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Why would al-Assad ask the US for reconstruction aid, when he has both the Russians and Iranians who will be more then happy to help?
Pompeo is proof that you can get a permit to stack s**t that high....