Bolton Warns Syria Against Use of Chemical Weapons

According to Reuters, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has warned the Syrian government it should not see the impending U.S. military withdrawal from the country as an invitation to use chemical weapons. U.S. President Donald Trump said in December that U.S. troops had succeeded in their mission to defeat Islamic State militants and were no longer needed in the country. Bolton told reporters that “There is absolutely no change in the U.S.