Syria is forced on the defensive after Turkish troops invade the north. And the U.S. is making plans for an open-ended military presence in the country.
Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the Middle East and promised to open the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem next year.
And the White House sent a large contingent with the president to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Amazing views of Marine One over the mountains in Switzerland. #WEF18 #POTUSinDAVOS pic.twitter.com/N3e5KGJAMU
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 25, 2018
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