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Home / Syria / Remove U.S. troops from needless risk in Syria
Syria, Middle East

August 25, 2022

Remove U.S. troops from needless risk in Syria

By Daniel Davis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 25, 2022
Contact: press@defensepriorities.org

WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. has conducted military strikes in Syria multiple times within a 24-hour period. Defense Priorities Senior Fellow and Military Expert Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis. USA, Ret. issued the following statement in response:

“It is a non-negotiable obligation for any president to protect American troops. But part of that protection includes not putting U.S. soldiers in pointless danger. The U.S. troops currently deployed in Syria are not performing any service in support of vital American interests—they help the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces alone.

“As just demonstrated with the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri, the United States has a powerful ability to identify and successfully strike any direct threat to our country, regardless of where in the world the threat resides and without the need for permanent troops on the ground.
“President Biden can best protect our troops and safeguard American interests by quickly withdrawing all U.S. servicemembers from Syria. No Americans were killed in this latest attack, but it would be irresponsible for the president to keep U.S. forces there with no justifying mission, risking American casualties in a future attack. No American should ever be asked to sacrifice their life for a mission that is not tied to defending U.S. national security.”

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