President Donald Trump is now embracing “100 percent” a strategy to keep an American military presence in Syria, NBC News reported Tuesday.
The president’s intent was written on a letter, obtained by NBC News, that a bipartisan group of Congress sent to Trump on Feb. 22, lauding his decision last month to keep a small U.S. contingent in Syria.
Trump highlighted a paragraph about the U.S. goals in Syria, which said, "Like you, we seek to ensure that all of the gains made in Syria are not lost, that ISIS never returns, that Iran is not emboldened, and that we consolidate our gains and ensure the best outcome in Geneva for American interests."
"I agree 100%. ALL is being done," President Trump responded, writing directly on the letter and signing it.
Since before he took office, Trump has promised to end the fight against ISIS — and last Dec. 19 announced the defeat of the jihadists in Syria, and that troops would be withdrawn.
Meanwhile, Syrian Democratic Forces continue to battle ISIS in the small area of land they still control in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in Syria.