American analyst Luke Coffey, a member of the influential conservative institute Heritage Foundation, proposes placing American soldiers withdrawn from Syria in Georgia, and specifically in Javakheti region, in the south of the country – where the majority of the country’s ethnic Armenian population lives, Jam-news.net reported.
“Proposal: US troops leaving Syria could be sent to Georgia and become an “over the horizon” force to respond quickly if ISIS reconstitutes. USA could use old Russian base at Akhalkalaki which is only 460 miles (740km) from Raqqa. Georgia more dependable than Iraq right now,” Mr Coffey tweeted on Friday.
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