Chris Coons: Trump’s President and ‘It’s Important’ He Clarify the Policy on Syria

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COONS: "Well, I’m encouraged that frankly that President Trump and Secretary Tillerson and Ambassador Haley have moved from a position two weeks ago of saying that we’re just going to have to live with Assad and we need to focus on ISIS to recognizing that Assad is a brutal murderer. But I think we need to have clarity. How much farther are we willing to go? The White House was saying today that Russia almost certainly knew that Syria was about to carry out a chemical weapons attack. Are we going to ratchet up sanctions against Russia for their ongoing support for Assad? Are we willing to use force against Assad if he uses barrel bombs or other conventional weapons against his civilian population as he’s been doing for years? And how are we going to engage our vital allies across NATO and western Europe in the fight against Assad if that’s the direction President Trump chooses to go? He’s the president, and it’s important that he develops and clarifies for the American people what policy he’s going to be pursuing going forward against Bashar Al Assad."