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Cato Institute: U.S. Syria Withdrawal - Expert Available for Comment
February 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release:

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U.S. Syria withdrawal: expert available for comment

CENTCOM's withdrawal from Al-Tanf marks a turning point in America's Syria policy, but questions remain about the troops still stationed elsewhere in the country.

Cato Institute Research Fellow Jon Hoffman argues in a new blog that the Al-Tanf decision is overdue. U.S. troops there served no strategic purp . . .

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