Monday, April 16, 2018

France´s Macron says he persuadedTrump to keep troops in Syria

France´s Macron says he persuadedTrump to keep troops in Syria
Reuters, by Laurence Frost, Michel Rose*
Original Article
Posted By:LittleHoodedMonk, 4/15/2018 7:19:34 PM
Paris - French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he had convinced U.S. President Donald Trump to keep troops in Syria for the long term and limit joint strikes to chemical weapons facilities. “Ten days ago, President Trump was saying ‘the United States should withdraw from Syria’. We convinced him it was necessary to stay,” Macron said in an interview broadcast by BFM TV, RMC radio and Mediapart online news. “We convinced him it was necessary to stay for the long term.” The United States, Britain and France said they only hit Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities and the strikes were not aimed

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