Hopefully the Syrian civil war has entered its endgame, instead of begun a new round of conflict. After so much death and destruction, the Syrian people deserve a stable, prosperous, and liberal peace. Unfortunately, US policymakers have repeatedly demonstrated that achieving such a result is beyond their abilities. Remember Haiti, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. As for Syria, observed Rosemary Kelanic of Defense Priorities: “The fact that the U.S. military mission in Syria was rooted in the failures of the Iraq war should serve as a cautionary tale about the dangers of imprudent interventions.”Trump has the right idea. As the Assad regime tottered, he proclaimed that the U.S. “should have nothing to do with” Syria, which “is not our fight.” It’s time for Americans to come home and leave Syrians and their neighbors to build a better future.
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Featuring
Rosemary
Kelanic
Director, Middle East Program
Events on Syria
