Senate Foreign Relations chairman: 'Gitmo's not going to close'
Source: CSM
Washington — The United States and Russia may have just negotiated a Syrian cease-fire to start on Saturday, but don’t expect hostilities to stop before the Russians bring the Syrian opposition to its knees, said Sen. Bob Corker (R) of Tennessee at a Monitor breakfast on Wednesday.
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee echoes top US military and intelligence officials who are deeply skeptical of the cease-fire. The Syrian regime accepted the agreement on Tuesday, but says it can still go after terrorists. Syria and its ally Russia view the Syrian opposition – backed by the US and its allies – as terrorists.
“I think Russia will cease activity once they’ve done everything they need to do” on the ground, Senator Corker said at the breakfast with reporters.
When asked what his Plan B for Syria might look like were he to become secretary of State under the next president – Corker is one name being bandied about – the senator said that the situation, given Russia’s military involvement, is now “very difficult” because it would involve a direct conflict with Russia.
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