Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., who recently traveled to Syria as part of a congressional delegation, told Newsmax Friday that Israel and the world need to give peace in Syria a chance because in doing so, they will reap the benefits of a stabilized Middle East.
“It was bipartisan, bicameral — the delegation — and this is so exciting,” Wilson said on “Wake Up America.” “This is a different world. … The endless wars are coming to an end. We saw first in Azerbaijan and Armenia, and then we see in Syria, the socialist government that’s been there since 1970 has been overthrown and now, with the leadership of [President] Donald Trump working with our allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia and restoring relationships.
“I mean, we had no relationship with Saudi Arabia, and it was very tenuous with Turkey, but now, we can work and have a government in Syria that is sovereign, which is secure, and the big beneficiary will be the United States because it will stop the ability of terrorism to expand. And also, a big beneficiary is the state of Israel.”
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