Will the U.S. abandon Syrian base before April 2025?
keribit
7 months ago
Summary of the previous 3 comments: The base is vital for the mission to contain ISIS in the power vacuum. The mission is more vital than before the fall of Assad. It also helps protect Iraq and Jordan, since it's on the border and the main highway. The king of Jordan previous lobbied for keeping the base, now more relevant than ever. It was kept during Trumps previous presidency. HTS power are an overall win for the "US,Israel,Turkey" block and a loss for the "Russia,Iran,Hezbollah" block, so a threat from HTS towards the base seems unlikely if even Russia is given a lot of time to potentially move out of their bases at a later point. The base also helps restrain Iranian activities in the region, which remains relevant, and gives some influence to the US (also through their trained seperate rebel groups) to have a say in the future Syrian direction. Does not make sense to give all that up so fast at a time of chaos and instability.
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