White House weighing options that would keep 500 troops in Syria: report
By Justine Coleman - 10/24/19 08:23 PM EDT
The White House is reportedly weighing options to keep 500 U.S. troops in northeastern Syria and sending more battle tanks to protect them.
Military officials presented the choices Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The plans would also adjust U.S. goals to focus on guarding oil fields in the country in addition to squashing any potential ISIS resurgence. They would change President Trump’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria
The president indicated Thursday his desire to protect the oil fields.
“We will NEVER let a reconstituted ISIS have those fields!†he tweeted.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/467394-military-options-show-potential-american-shift
