Bolton Says Removing Iran From Syria Trumps Deposing Assad
SOURCE: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BY: MICHAEL R. GORDON WASHINGTON—National-security adviser John Bolton said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s hold on power wasn’t a strategic issue for the U.S. and that President Donald Trump hoped to secure Russia’s help in evicting Iranian forces from the country. Middle East experts, allied officials and some leading U.S. lawmakers … Continued