TITLE: WaPo Supports Illegal US Occupation of Syrian Territory
SENTENCE 1: WaPo: "The United States cannot prevent a resurgence of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, prevent Iran from building bases across Syria, or end a civil war that has sent millions of refugees toward Europe without maintaining control over forces and territory inside the country, just as Russia and Iran do."
SENTENCE 2: WaPo embraced Rex Tillerson's Big Lie, claiming it's "crucial to our national defense to maintain a military and diplomatic presence in Syria, to help bring an end to that conflict, and assist the Syrian people…to achieve a new political future."
SENTENCE 3: WaPo Supports Illegal US Occupation of Syrian Territory  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman )  Throughout seven years of US aggression in Syria, using ISIS and likeminded terrorists as imperial foot soldiers, US-led Western media reporting has been some of the most abysmal in memory.

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