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Matt Gaetz wants all US troops pulled from Syria, claims Biden lied about military presence
Fox News ^ | February 22, 2023 | Brianna Herlihy

Posted on 02/22/2023 12:58:05 PM PST by McGruff

Congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is pushing his colleagues in the House for a vote on whether the U.S. should keep forces in Syria after reports that four U.S. service members were wounded in Syria last week, long after Biden said there were no U.S. troops in that country.

"Since the invasion of Ukraine, we seem to have turned our attention away from some of America's entanglement in Syria," Gaetz told Fox News Digital. "And the purpose of my legislation is to force members of Congress to vote on record regarding whether they think we ought to continue Obama's war in Syria. President Obama kicked off our involvement … and now we still find ourselves in the middle of a Syrian civil war with Russia and Turkey and Iran, all present in a very confined neighborhood.

Gaetz said he's worried President Biden does not have a cognitive grasp on the Syrian conflict, citing an August 2021 interview with ABC News on U.S. involvement in the Syria conflict in which Biden stated, "We don't have military in Syria to make sure that we’re going to be protected."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: 202108; bidenlies; iran; syria; syrianwar

1 posted on 02/22/2023 12:58:05 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Of course, Deep State Joe lied. That is all he does!


2 posted on 02/22/2023 1:12:38 PM PST by Kaiser8408a (z)
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To: McGruff

Hmm… Let me think. Didn’t Trump try to withdraw US troops from Syria in 2019?

Why, yes he did!

The US military lied and stonewalled. The entire chain of command from that time needs to die in Leavenworth or perhaps Gitmo.


3 posted on 02/22/2023 1:14:03 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: McGruff

Thank you Matt. Keep fighting.


4 posted on 02/22/2023 1:15:34 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: McGruff

“Gaetz said he’s worried President Biden does not have a cognitive grasp on the Syrian conflict...”

Congressman Gaetz, there’s no reason to worry about it; he doesn’t have a cognitive grasp on much of anything, and he never has. It’s not getting better over time.


5 posted on 02/22/2023 1:17:15 PM PST by cdcdawg (Hoes mad! LOL! )
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To: McGruff

Hell, I’ve known troops ARE there since forever. Where the hell has Matt been?!


6 posted on 02/22/2023 1:46:42 PM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: jjotto

“The US military lied and stonewalled.”

That’s what happens when you won’t use your Executive authority to fire people who lie to and stonewall you.


7 posted on 02/22/2023 1:56:29 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Kaiser8408a

Of course, Deep State Joe lied. That is all he does!

Orwell re society and the truth!:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo7sRO1aQAQUEIn?format=jpg&name=small


8 posted on 02/22/2023 2:11:46 PM PST by Grampa Dave ("What is your 'fair share' of what someone, else has worked for?" - Thomas Sowell !!?!!)
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To: McGruff

Trump ordered all troops out of Syria during his administration. He was told that US troops were removed which was a lie. The military commanders lied to the CINC.


9 posted on 02/22/2023 2:36:26 PM PST by Dapper 26
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To: Boogieman

Reference my tag line...


10 posted on 02/22/2023 2:56:31 PM PST by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: McGruff

They claim it’s about ISIS let the Russians and Iranians and Syrians fight them.

When our troops operate at bases with names like “Conoco” on them the real reason becomes more clear for the US presence.


11 posted on 02/22/2023 3:31:15 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: jjotto

Why are we in Syria now? The Civil War is over—Russia’s side won. Assad, like him or not, won the day. It like England sending aid to the Confederacy after Lee Surrenders. Its all over. Pull out before we are forced out. Besides, don’t we need those men in Ukraine?


12 posted on 02/22/2023 3:54:52 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: Nextrush

ISIS was Zarqawi’s group. Zarqawi had a sweet deal with Iran because his smuggling trail ran right through Iran to the Iraqi border.


13 posted on 02/22/2023 3:59:37 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: piasa

America needs to get out and let the locals take care of their own business.


14 posted on 02/22/2023 4:01:23 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

The two leaders of 911 hijacker Mohammed Atta the Egyptian’s cell in Hamburg Germany were a Syrian businessman and a Syrian intelligence officer.
The country that paid Captain Yee the Syrian-trained US Army chaplain at Gitmo to smuggle detainee related files and documents out of Cuba to Damascus was Syria.


15 posted on 02/22/2023 4:04:17 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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The two leaders of 911 hijacker Mohammed Atta the Egyptian’s cell in Hamburg Germany were a Syrian businessman and a Syrian intelligence officer.
The country that paid Captain Yee the Syrian-trained US Army chaplain at Gitmo to smuggle detainee related files and documents out of Cuba to Damascus was Syria.
(But the reason Obama had us in Syria wasn’t to go after our enemies so much as it was to tie Israel’s hands and protect Iran, IMHO.)


16 posted on 02/22/2023 4:39:47 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Syria has natural gas fields, Conoco. US furnishes the military protecting them on behalf of former US military and US government investors. A big deal to those Deep State investors/bribe-takers. Military Industrial Complex.


17 posted on 02/22/2023 6:34:55 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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