Trump using Syria to fix Hezbollah problem is ‘misguided’: Ex-Pentagon official

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Syria should take over from Israel the targeting of Hezbollah is “misguided,” according to a former top Pentagon official.

Trump reiterated that idea on Tuesday morning, saying, “I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah. Because, to be honest with you, I think they’d do a better job of doing it,” and adding, “If Israel can’t do the job without killing everyone else, Syria will do the job.”

The president said in an NBC interview earlier this month that Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is a “very good leader who has really done a good job in a short period of time,” adding that he would “love to help,” but al Sharaa, for his part, denied that Syria would get involved.

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