Donald Trump orders military in Syria to focus on Isis rather than Bashar al-Assad

[TomCADem]

Perhaps Assad misinterpreted Trump's support as a greenlight to gas Syrian dissidents.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-orders-military-in-syria-to-focus-on-isis-rather-than-bashar-alassad-in-major-us-a3503746.html

President Donald Trump has ordered a major shift on Syria to focus on fighting Islamic State rather than overthrowing the war-torn country’s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad, it was revealed on Friday.

The move is a departure from the Obama administration’s stance on the six-year civil war and is also at odds with the view of most European nations, including Britain, who have urged Assad to step down.

By saying it will refocus to provide more resources to the battle against Islamic extremists, the US aligns more to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policy of supporting the Syrian regime in its battle against anti-government rebels.

The policy switch was revealed by America’s United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.

[Jonny Appleseed]

1. We're the bad guys now (again)

Boots on the ground soon.

[KeepItReal]

2. Trump already sent more US troops into Syria

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/middleeast/us-troops-syria.amp.html

[Jonny Appleseed]

3. yeah but they aint doin combat missions right?

just blammo and recon?

[TomCADem]

4. Wasn't That to Help Assad?

Assad even said he might be okay with it.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. You forgot quotations around "misinterpreted".

I think the signal was clear:

We don't care what you do, and we won't brand you the bad guy for what you do.