TRUMP ADVISER SUPPORTS SYRIA SAFE ZONES: A retired general who is advising presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump supports setting up “safe zones” in Syria, he said Monday.
The Hill’s Kristina Wong has more:
The Obama administration has rejected creating air and ground zones in Syria for two reasons: a declaration of a no-fly zone would be an act of war against Syria, and it would take additional air assets as well as ground troops to patrol the zones around the clock.
But retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who advises Trump, told “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that he backs creating the safe zones.
“If we know that their headquarters exist in a place called Raqqa, Syria, we should eliminate — we should destroy Raqqa, Syria. We should create, you know, safety zones, flight zones, whatever, both ground and air,” he said.
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