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Intel: Why Congress buried its Syria policy review in an unrelated aviation bill

U.S. forces set up a new base in Manbij, Syria May 8, 2018. Picture Taken May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Rodi Said - RC1306A98B10
US forces set up a new base in Manbij, Syria, May 8, 2018. — REUTERS/Rodi Said

Congress is finally on the brink of enacting its own Syria policy review — by stuffing the provision in a completely unrelated aviation bill.

The Senate is set to vote this week on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act. Following negotiations between the House and Senate, the 1,207-page bill now includes language tasking Congress with assembling an independent, 12-member Syria panel to “examine and make recommendations on the military and diplomatic strategy” in the war-torn country.

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