Is Saudi visit to eastern Syria prelude to greater U.S., Saudi role?
The US said it would leave Syria in December 2018, reversing what had seemed like policy commitment to Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir during a news conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 29, 2018.(photo credit: FAISAL AL NASSER/ REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN