(AP) Matthew Lee and Jonathan Lemire - U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Monday: "We think introducing the S-300s to the Syrian government would be a significant escalation by the Russians and something that we hope...they would reconsider....We have American forces in the area we're concerned about. The Israelis have a legitimate right to self-defense against this Iranian aggressive behavior." Bolton also said the U.S. would keep a military presence in Syria until Iran is no longer active there. "We're not going to leave as long as Iranian troops are outside Iranian borders and that includes Iranian proxies and militias."
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