The two Republican congressmen strolling through the old city of Damascus were unlikely visitors to Syria. Cory Mills, who sported a pair of Ray-Bans and a snazzy blazer, is a decorated Iraq veteran and maga enthusiast from Florida. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana has applauded Donald Trump’s tariffs. Few expected them to emerge as advocates for engagement with a country run by a man who was once a senior member of al-Qaeda.
