middleeast, Trump Outgoing Syria Envoy Admits Hiding US Troop Numbers; Praises Trump’s Mideast Record. ‘We were always playing shell games,’ says Amb. Jim Jeffrey, who also gives advice to President-elect Biden. November 12, 2020 Historyscoper https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/11/outgoing-syria-envoy-admits-hiding-us-troop-numbers-praises-trumps-mideast-record/170012/