Politics Trump does Russia's bidding, Ends CIA Arms Support for Anti-Assad Syria Rebels

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has decided to halt the CIA's covert program to equip and train certain rebel groups fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, two U.S. officials said, a move sought by Assad ally Russia.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...port-for-anti-assad-syria-rebels-us-officials

 

[SlyPokerDog]

“People began thinking about ending the program, but it was not something you’d do for free,” said a former White House official. “To give [the program] away without getting anything in return would be foolish.”
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[barfo]

I'm sure Putin told Trump he was like, a very smart person. So he didn't get nothing for it.

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