U.S. Republican frontrunner and presumptive nominee Donald Trump has earned the support of voters in part by promoting a foreign policy of “stability” and attacking any notions that the United States should engage in “nation building,” particularly in the Middle East.
But not everyone in the increasingly disjointed Republican party agrees with Trump’s approach to peace and stability in the region and as the business tycoon inches closer to the nomination, Trump critics within the Grand Old Party are making their voices heard.
An end to war in Syria and renewed peace and security in the region will require a forced removal of Syrian President Bashar Assad, close collaboration with regional partners, the establishment of safe zones and planning now for reconstruction, according to U.S. Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger who spoke Thursday at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Jeff Tyson@jtyson21
Jeff is a former global development reporter for Devex. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers multilateral affairs, U.S. aid, and international development trends. He has worked with human rights organizations in both Senegal and the U.S., and prior to joining Devex worked as a production assistant at National Public Radio. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and French from the University of Rochester.
