Why Are State Sponsors of Terrorism Receiving U.S. Taxpayer Dollars?
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U.S. law bars the federal government from providing support to terrorist organizations, but the United States' putative allies and de facto clients operate under a very different set of rules.
Christopher A. Preble [2]
How a President Trump will approach relations with Russia — and especially what that means for U.S. policy in the Syrian civil war — has become one of the most discussed issues during a tumultuous transition. But we should be paying at least as much attention to what America’s putative partners — including those groups currently receiving U.S. taxpayer funding — are doing to prolong a brutal conflict that has claimed nearly 500 thousand lives, and driven more than ten million from their homes.
During the campaign, Trump even tangled with his running mate Mike Pence over Syria [3]. When Pence suggested during the vice presidential debate that the United States institute a no-fly zone over Syria, Trump promptly swatted the idea away. “He and I haven’t spoken, and I disagree.” Late last week, Trump admitted that he “had an opposite view of many people regarding Syria,” and suggested that he would withdraw support for anti-Assad rebels, and focus on fighting ISIS [4].
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