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Trump says United States needs to 'NOT GET INVOLVED' in conflict in Syria

Presidentelect Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. need to not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where rebel forces are threatening the federal government of President Bashar alAssad.

Syria is a mess, however is not our buddy, & & THE UNITED STATES NEED TO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH IT THIS IS NOT OUR BATTLE. LET IT. PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!, Trump stated in a post on his social media platform Reality Social.

Trump stated because Russia, an Assad ally, is bound battling a war with Ukraine it seems incapable of stopping this literal march through Syria, a country they have secured for years.

If Russia were forced out of Syria, it might in fact be the best thing that can take place to them due to the fact that there was never much of an advantage in Syria for Russia, Trump stated.

Trump's comments appeared to show his opposition to the presence of some 900 U.S. troops in Syria, mostly of them in the northeast, where they have actually backed a Syrian Kurd-led alliance in preventing a revival of Islamic State militants.

Trump revealed in 2018 during his very first term that he wished to withdraw the U.S. troops due to the fact that he said Islamic State was near defeat.

But he

held off

as advisers warned that a pullout would leave a space that would be filled by Iran and Russia.

(source: Reuters)