A more robust US presence in Syria could deter Iran, Russia and other threats and ensure stability, experts
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American, Syrian and Israeli experts are warning the Biden administration to prioritize Syria due to its crucial position in the heart of the Middle East for U.S. and international security.
Benjamin Weinthal reports on Middle East affairs. You can follow Benjamin Weinthal on Twitter @BenWeinthal.
Katulis told Fox News Digital: "The instability in Syria broke the world in the last decade. Syria broke the rules of war because [President Bashar] Assad and Russia murdered hundreds of thousands of civilians." The Syrian civil war caused waves of migration that disrupted politics in Europe and the U.S., he noted.
"What happens in Syria does not stay there," he said, but the U.S. mandate is limited to degrading the power of the Islamic State. "The presence we have in Syria is a goldilocks presence, not too big, not too small, just right," said Katulis.
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