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Mike Pompeo, John Bolton, Donald Trump scramble to get Syria troop withdrawal story straightGuy TaylorThe Trump administration scrambled Monday to straighten out the messaging of its Middle East policy and assure allies of America’s staying power amid confusion in the region over the scope and pace of the president’s plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria.With National Security Adviser John R. Bolton in Turkey and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo beginning an eight-nation tour of the region Tuesday, Mr. Trump sought to quell concern by asserting that U.S. troops will pull out “at a proper pace†and in a “prudent†fashion.Mr. Trump made the comments via Twitter a day after Mr. Bolton appeared to directly contradict him during a visit to Israel, putting new caveats on the withdrawal of 2,000 mostly U.S. special operations forces in Syria and suggesting the deployment may not be ending anytime soon.Read more at:https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/7/mike-pompeo-john-bolton-donald-trump-scramble-get-/
