technically he is not a military leader in his current position:
Chief of Staff
Cockblocker in Chief (Unofficial Title)
It is also possible (devils advocate here) that Russia is using Syria as a Chinese Finger Trap and they in fact are behind the attacks. All possibilities need to be considered, this coming from a 99.9% false flag advocate.
Bottom Line we should not be there, and I take Q at his word and believe the troop unwind will occur.
Confirmed Handoff
Thank you for your Long Service Baker
sleep well!
Not unless its his robot suit lol