U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley

Mixed messages in Syrian ears. But Tillerson said, '... Let the Syrian people decide the fate of their country". The Syrian people have been trying and dying to do just that. That's The Syrian War. Caution on working with Russia Pres. Trump, Russia = Assad = Iranian regional power and influence. "McCain, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tillerson's statement "overlooks the tragic reality that the Syrian people cannot decide the fate of Assad or the future of their country when they are being slaughtered" by Assad's military, Russia's air force and Iranian-backed militias." "In addition, leaving Assad in power is "a great reward for Russia and Iran," (Senator Lindsey) Graham said. Source: http://ift.tt/2mTlAKL .
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U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley
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The United States is no longer making removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power a focus of its policy in the war-torn country, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday, in a departure from the Obama administration's initial stance on Assad's fate.