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.

Bias label: moderately
Annotator rationales:
If you state that maintaining control over forces and territory in Syria is necessary to prevent a resurgence of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, prevent Iran from building bases, and end the civil war, then you risk presenting a specific geopolitical perspective as established fact without acknowledging alternative viewpoints or providing evidence for causation.
If you state that the US used "ISIS and likeminded terrorists as imperial foot soldiers" without direct evidence, then you risk spreading misinformation.
If you characterize US-led Western media reporting as "some of the most abysmal in memory" without providing specific examples or evidence, then you risk making a broad, unsubstantiated claim that could be seen as biased or inflammatory.
If you label a statement as a "Big Lie" without citing evidence, then you risk inserting bias and editorialization instead of objective reporting.