Why the hell not? It's their damned problem, not ours.
The WSJ says John Bolton, Trump’s new national security adviser, called Abbas Kamel, Egypt’s acting intelligence chief, to see if the Arab nation with the largest standing army was willing to contribute to the planned changing of guard. Washington also asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to contribute billions of dollars into a buildup in northern Syria and asked to send troops as well.
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The WSJ also points out that cost reduction expected by the replacement may not be as big as the Trump administration hopes. The Arab expeditionary force would still require air support, logistical supply and possibly at least some presence of US troops among their ranks.
More @ Trump’s Syria withdrawal plan: Arab occupational force and Arabs will pay for it – report
[I thought the LSM makes Bolton out to be a warmonger, not a peacemaker.]
Saudi Arabia says it's open to sending troops to Syria as US draws down @ Saudi Arabia says it's open to sending troops to Syria as US draws down
The WSJ says John Bolton, Trump’s new national security adviser, called Abbas Kamel, Egypt’s acting intelligence chief, to see if the Arab nation with the largest standing army was willing to contribute to the planned changing of guard. Washington also asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to contribute billions of dollars into a buildup in northern Syria and asked to send troops as well.
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The WSJ also points out that cost reduction expected by the replacement may not be as big as the Trump administration hopes. The Arab expeditionary force would still require air support, logistical supply and possibly at least some presence of US troops among their ranks.
More @ Trump’s Syria withdrawal plan: Arab occupational force and Arabs will pay for it – report
[I thought the LSM makes Bolton out to be a warmonger, not a peacemaker.]
Saudi Arabia says it's open to sending troops to Syria as US draws down @ Saudi Arabia says it's open to sending troops to Syria as US draws down