Trump seems to rule out deeper US intervention in Syria
None
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is appearing to rule out deeper American military intervention in Syria beyond retaliatory strikes if Syrian President Bashar Assad continues his assault on civilians with chemical weapons.
"Are we going to get involved with Syria? No," Trump told Fox Business News in an interview that aired Wednesday.
Trumps comments come less than a week after he ordered missile strikes on a Syrian airfield after US evidence indicated that Assad killed civilians using the nerve agent sarin.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Wednesday said that the president was not ruling out another attack on Syrian government installations if Assad continued to use chemical weapons against civilians.
But Spicer said "going in and occupying Syria for the express purpose of regime change is something the president has been very clear on."
