Getting Syria Right at the Trump-Putin Summit

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

UANI Senior Advisor Dennis Ross, James J. Jeffrey, and Barbara Leaf discuss the Trump Putin summit and possible outcomes regarding Syria: Ross said: "Make no mistake, these small U.S. forces have an outsize significance for both our friends and enemies. At modest cost and risk, they offer substantial benefit to U.S. national security. Carefully integrated into a larger strategy, a small, nimble U.S. force presence offers a powerful obstacle to two threats-a regenerated Islamic State, and Iran's effort to use Syria as a power projection platform in the heart of the Arab Middle East and against Israel."