Trump cedes Syria to Iran: 'They can do what they want there, frankly'
Blaming the balance of power in Syria on his predecessor, Barack Obama, Trump said the country was "lost long ago" and that he did not want the US military fighting there forever.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2018(photo credit: CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS)ByMICHAEL WILNERUpdated: