Ex-CIA Chief Says U.S. Should Help Kill Russian And Iranian Troops

An ex-CIA chief wants the U.S. to help Syrian rebels “kill” Russian and Iranian troops to “scare” President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. The former deputy director of the CIA, Michael Morell, made the suggestion during a CBS interview. The New Arab reports: During Monday’s interview, Morell said that Washington should take revenge for US troops killed by Shia militias following the Iraq invasion and occupation from 2003. Morell also said that Washington should play a more “aggressive” role in the Syrian war. “When we were in Iraq, the Iranians were giving weapons to the Shia militia, who were killing American soldiers,” Morell told CBS. “The Iranians were making us pay a price. We need to make the Iranians pay a price in Syria. We need to make the Russians pay a price.” When questioned, he explained that “paying the price” meant killing Russian and Iranian troops and militants fighting alongside Syrian regime forces. “I want to go after those things that Assad sees as his personal powerbase. I want to scare Assad.” Morell is a 33-year veteran of the CIA and twice served as acting head of the spy agency. This week, the former intelligence chief accused presidential hopeful Donald Trump [...]