US lawmaker proposes to Congress to end US military presence in Syria

Democratic Representative in the US Congress, Jamal Bowman, proposed to Congress an amendment to the new National Defense Act, which would prohibit the US military from maintaining its forces in Syria.

Several representatives of the Democratic Party in the US Congress participate in the amendment proposed by Representative Jamal Bowman, which came a week before the US House of Representatives voted to discuss the National Defense Budget Act for the fiscal year 2022 and the budget of the US Department of Defense.

The proposal states that funds shall not be provided to maintain the US military presence in Syria, and that any funds authorized to be allocated or otherwise made available to maintain the US military presence in Syria shall not be used within 60 days of the enactment of this law.

“Many Syrians have lost their lives as a result of disastrous US policy, but President Biden has a wonderful opportunity to show leadership once again on the world stage,” Bowman said.

The US Representative called on his “colleagues to join him in supporting the amendment and ending the US military intervention in Syria as soon as possible.”
Bowman emphasized that President Joe Biden was right for years to speak out against the war in Afghanistan, which required tremendous courage to pursue an end to US military involvement there.
“For far too long, our nation’s spending priorities have been out of control, and I think the White House knows it’s time to spend Americans’ money building roads, schools, and businesses here at home rather than wasting it abroad,” Bowman added.

About 900 American soldiers are deployed in American bases, mainly concentrated in the areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, and American and British forces are stationed at the “Al-Tanf” base on the border triangle between Syria and Iraq.