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Senate Approves Bill Supporting Middle East Allies, Rebuking Rapid Troop Withdrawals in Region

Senate Approves Bill Supporting Middle East Allies, Rebuking Rapid Troop Withdrawals in Region
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The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that advocates for strong support for U.S. allies in the Middle East and critiques the Trump administrations plans to rapidly withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan. The Republican-led Senate approved the S.1 bill, known as Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act, passed by a vote of 77-23. The bill, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) authorizes renewed sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime, and calls for penalizing businesses…

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