Editing Nancy Pelosi (section)

====Syria, Libya, and Afghanistan====
Pelosi supports the [[Syria Accountability Act]] and [[Iran Freedom and Support Act]]. In a speech at the [[American Israel Public Affairs Committee|AIPAC]] 2005 annual conference, Pelosi said that "for too long, leaders from both parties haven't done enough" to put pressure on [[Russia]] and China who are providing [[Iran]] with technological information on nuclear issues and missiles. "If evidence of participation by other nations in Iran's nuclear program is discovered, I will insist that the Administration use, rather than ignore, the evidence in determining how the U.S. deals with that nation or nations on other issues."<ref>{{cite news |title=Nancy Pelosi: Israel, don't fear Dems in Congress |website=Ynetnews |year=2006 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3320428,00.html |access-date=January 4, 2007}}</ref> In April 2007, Pelosi visited Syria, where she met Foreign Minister [[Walid Muallem]], Vice President [[Farouk al-Sharaa]] and President [[Bashar al-Assad]], despite President Bush efforts to isolate Syria, because of militants crossing from Syria into Iraq, and supporting Hezbollah and Hamas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17920536 |title=Pelosi shrugs off Bush's criticism, meets Assad |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=April 4, 2007 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194851/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17920536#.XtA-vDozZPY |url-status=live }}</ref> During her visit, she conveyed Israeli Prime Minister [[Ehud Olmert]] message for peace, and toured in [[Al-Hamidiyah Souq]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Seth Sherwood |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/travel/24Syria.html |title=The Road Back to Damascus |website=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 24, 2007 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194845/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/travel/24Syria.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Umayyad Mosque]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/07/washington/07diplo.html |title=As One Syria Trip Draws Fire, Others Draw Silence |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 7, 2007 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194844/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/07/washington/07diplo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pelosi supported the NATO-led [[2011 military intervention in Libya|military intervention in Libya]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=85608 |title=Nancy Pelosi Stands by Obama on Libya |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=March 23, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194844/https://blog.sfgate.com/politics/2011/03/23/nancy-pelosi-stands-by-obama-on-libya/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also favored arming [[Timber Sycamore|Syria's rebel fighters]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Who to Blame If Arming the Syrian Rebels Goes Wrong |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/who-to-blame-if-arming-syrian-rebels-goes-wrong/380411/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=September 18, 2014 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512184447/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/who-to-blame-if-arming-syrian-rebels-goes-wrong/380411/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2019, Pelosi criticized President Trump's planned withdrawal of [[American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War|U.S. troops from Syria]] and [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Afghanistan]]. She called Trump's announcement a "Christmas gift to Vladimir Putin".<ref>{{cite news |title=Are Democrats Hypocrites for Criticizing Trump's Troop Withdrawals? |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/democrats-and-trumps-troop-withdrawals-is-the-criticism-hypocritical.html |first=Joshua |last=Keating |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=December 21, 2018 |access-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101214450/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/democrats-and-trumps-troop-withdrawals-is-the-criticism-hypocritical.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In an October 2019 letter to Democratic caucus members, Pelosi wrote that both parties were condemning President Trump's deserting the US's "Kurdish allies in a foolish attempt to appease an authoritarian strongman" [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] of [[Turkey]] and opined that the decision "poses a dire threat to regional security and stability, and sends a dangerous message to Iran and Russia, as well as our allies, that the United States is no longer a trusted partner".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/464906-pelosi-accuses-trump-of-deserting-kurds-in-foolish-attempt-to-appease-an/|title=Pelosi accuses Trump of deserting Kurds in 'foolish attempt to appease an authoritarian strongman'|first=Juliegrace|last=Brufke|date=October 8, 2019|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=October 16, 2019|archive-date=November 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119120745/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/464906-pelosi-accuses-trump-of-deserting-kurds-in-foolish-attempt-to-appease-an|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, she visited [[Jordan]] to discuss the Syrian situation with King [[Abdullah II]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1571491/middle-east |title=Pelosi in Jordan for 'vital discussions' amid Syria crisis |website=Arab News |date=October 20, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194853/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1571491/middle-east |url-status=live }}</ref> Afterwards, she went to Afghanistan, where she met President [[Ashraf Ghani]] and chief executive officer [[Abdullah Abdullah]], and she was also briefed by U.S. diplomats on reconciliation efforts with the [[Taliban]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-makes-unannounced-visit-to-afghanistan-idUSKBN1X003V |title=U.S. House speaker Pelosi makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan |publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=October 21, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194849/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-makes-unannounced-visit-to-afghanistan-idUSKBN1X003V |url-status=live }}</ref>