americanthinker
rick moran March 31, 2018
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/03/trump_freezes_200_million_in_syria_aid.htmlA day after saying that US troops would be out of Syria "very soon," the Trump administration announced that it was freezing $200 million in aid for Syrian recovery efforts that had been pledged by former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Politico:
The administration’s actions, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, send more mixed signals on a highly sensitive issue: Suspending the funds could alarm Saudi Arabia, Israel and others worried about growing Iranian influence in the restive region.
The White House ordered the freeze to the State Department funding following a news report the president read noting the U.S. had committed an additional $200 million to support earlier recovery efforts in Syria, a State Department official confirmed to POLITICO.
