
© Muhammad Haj Kadour/Agence France-PresseResidents of Idlib province flee to safety, as US and Syrian forces prepare for battle
Given President Trump's policy reversal on Syria, the US looks set to remain mired in the 7-year conflict indefinitely. With Syria in rubble, and with the risk of clashes with Russia, our panelists ask, what's the US strategy?
Speaking during RT's Crosstalk, hosted by Peter Lavelle, security analyst Mark Sleboda noted that President Trump's willingness to launch strikes on Syria is at odds with his oft-stated goal of pulling out of the conflict.
"I think the deep state has full control of foreign and military policy as regards Syria," Sleboda said, citing a recent New York Times
op-ed in which an anonymous Trump official described a concerted effort from a group of officials to covertly steer and shape the president's policies.
Comment: Liberals continue to show their true colors: violent maniacs who have nothing but contempt for human life when they don't get their way.