A measure Matt Gaetz demanded to be brought to the House floor for a vote as part of his deal to buy his support for Kevin McCarthy’s speakership was defeated in a huge bipartisan slap in the face to the nihilistic conservatives. Roll Call reports the measure that would force President Joe Biden to withdraw all US troops from Syria within 180 days was defeated by a 103-321 vote.
“If Joe Biden wants to keep us in Syria’s war, then he must explain to the American people why, what the goal is, and what winning looks like,” Gaetz said on the floor in an attempt to rally support. “America First means actually putting the people of our country first — not the interests of the Military Industrial Complex.”
A group of around 900 US military, mainly Special Forces, are located in northern Syria to support operations a group of Kurdish, Arab and other tribal groups called the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting local ISIS groups.