McMaster: I Don’t Think We Need More U.S. Troops in Syria
RUSH EXCERPT:
RADDATZ: "Do you think we need more U.S. Troops in Syria?"
MCMASTER: "That remains to be seen. I don’t think so. What we’re doing now is supporting partner forces in Syria and in certain portions of the country. Including the northeastern part of the country. Along the euphrates river valley. It’s a matter of time, only, until ISIS is defeated there. What will be critical is what forces can then establish enduring security in those regions that have legitimacy with the population. That are representative of the population. That can set conditions for reconstruction to begin. The cities of the sunni-arab world in that region are in rubble. In a successful conference if Washington two weeks ago, the United States State Department organized a bunch of donors and like-minded allies to pledge money for reconstruction. We need a security situation that’s conducive to that reconstruction. That can allow so many of the displaced people and refugees to return. And for those long-suffering people to enjoy the security, stability they deserve."