This Is Trump’s Plan to Team Up With Putin in Syria—and Leave Assad in Power -- The Daily Beast

For once, Rex Tillerson is not freelancing. Late Wednesday, ahead of the first-ever meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the secretary of state suggested that the U.S. is willing to explore "joint mechanisms" with Russia to stabilize the vicious Syrian civil war. ...
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