Senate Listening To BS About Syria ???

The US military's hands-off approach on the ground in Syria is ceding influence to Russia and Iran, a top lawmaker warned Tuesday, as the Pentagon said it has seen the Islamic State "resurge" in parts of the country.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker said Moscow and Tehran have "significant influence" in the war-ravaged Middle Eastern nation due to their years-long commitment, while President Donald Trump signals the US could be headed for the exits there.

When asked whether he wanted a greater US troop presence to shape events in Syria, Corker was somber.

"I think the administration's plans are to complete the efforts against ISIS and to not be involved," he said, using another acronym for the jihadist group.

A frustrated Corker spoke after exiting a classified briefing by Secretary of Defense James Mattis and top generals, who explained the Pentagon's strategy to lawmakers following last weekend's missile strikes on Syria.

"Syria is Russia and Iran's now. They will be determining the future," he said.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-warns-resurgence-regime-areas-syria-181418241.html

What exactly is the problem with Russia having influence in Syria?

If we wanted to be honest, we would have to admit the following:

• Syria would be a stable, viable nation if the US and our allies had not done everything possible to wreck that country;
• The US and our allies are backing terrorists (including ISIS), while Russia is backing a legitimate, elected government (that of al-Assad); and
• The Russian approach is based upon the norms of international law, while the US approach is based on lawlessness.

Will the world be better off if Syria, Iran, and Russia are destroyed? I doubt it.

What do you think?