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Source: http://freebeacon.com/national-security/congressmen-u-s-ceding-syria-iran-causing-rift-israel/
Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Remove Iranian Presence from Syria
(Washington Free Beacon) Adam Kredo - A bipartisan group of Congressmen wrote to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday to warn that Syria is falling into Iran's hands and to urge the administration to present Congress with a plan for combating the Islamic Republic's foothold in Syria. They note intelligence that Iran is using Syria to establish weapons factories that arm Hizbullah. If the U.S. does not take immediate action to combat Iran's presence in Syria, it is likely to establish a permanent military foothold in the country, which would endanger U.S. troops and allies such as Israel. "The United States urgently needs a strategy for Syria that includes plans to prevent Iran from encroaching on Israel and Jordan, as well as blocking Iranian arms exports to Hizbullah," said Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), one of the letter's authors. Others who signed the letter include Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).