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Syrian opposition fears being left behind again after US election

Many leaders of the Syrian opposition prefer Donald Trump, who used military force twice against the Syrian government, over Joe Biden, who served in an administration they believe turned a blind eye to the Iranian presence in Syria and allowed the regime to use chemical weapons.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at The Mountain Top Inn & Resort in Warm Springs, Georgia on October 27, 2020. - Democrat Joe Biden was campaigning in the once reliably Republican state of Georgia on Tuesday and President Donald Trump was hopscotching across the Midwest as the US election campaign entered its final week. Biden, 77, who is leading in the polls ahead of the November 3 vote, was to hold a socially distanced drive-in car rally in Atlanta, Georgia's largest city. (Photo by JIM

The Syrian opposition is closely following the US elections to be held Nov. 3 that will determine if current President Donald Trump will remain in the White House or if Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden will replace him.

On Sept. 4, an opinion piece in the Washington Post laid out a policy that is more sympathetic to the Syrian opposition and more assertive in confronting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. Many in the Syrian opposition felt that the administration of US President Barack Obama did not do enough to back the opposition.

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