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Ex envoy Ford says could not defend US Syria policy

Former US Syria envoy Robert Ford claims he resigned because he could not defend the US policy toward Syria, which he believes has failed to address the bloodshed and the conflict’s causes.
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford speaks after receiving a 2012 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award during ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 7, 2012.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder    (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR31QJZ

Recently retired US Syria envoy Robert Ford told CNN Tuesday that he resigned because he could not defend US policy on Syria.

“I was no longer in a position where I felt I could defend American policy,” former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Tuesday.

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