The military, he said, had no intention of forging an intelligence sharing arrangement with Russia. "I do not believe it would be a good idea to share intelligence with the Russians," he told the Senate Armed Services Committee, without elaborating. Both countries share a commitment to defeat Islamic State militants who control parts of Syria and Iraq and have sympathizers worldwide. "It would mean that the U.S. military would effectively own future Russian airstrikes in the eyes of the world," McCain said. (http://bit.ly/2d8hlqq)Advocates for the initiative have said the world has run out of good choices in Syria's war.

Source: The Star September 22, 2016 16:29 UTC