John McCain Accuses Trump Of 'Emboldening' Assad With Talk Of Withdrawal.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said
Sunday that signals from President Donald

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that signals from President Donald Trump that he was close to withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria have “emboldened” Bashir Assad as he reportedly launched a suspected chemical attack on his civilians.

“President Trump last week signaled to the world that the United States would prematurely withdraw from Syria,” the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said in a statement. “Bashir Assad and his Russian and Iranian backers have heard him, and emboldened by American inaction, Assad has reportedly launched another chemical attack against innocent men, women and children, this time in Douma.”

By Mary Papenfuss.

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