More than 400 U.S. Marines and their artillery are leaving Syria after helping to capture the city of Raqqa from Islamic State, the U.S.-led coalition fighting the militant group said on Thursday.
Yes, their mission to defeat the ISIL state is over.
And I'm not arguing to wage a direct war on Assad's government.
But viewed from Damascus, will this be interpreted as a green light to go after our friends on the ground in eastern Syria to reimpose Assad's control after we defeated ISIL?
