In a surprise move, President Trump has declared victory over ISIS in Syria, and the White House has confirmed that a complete withdrawal of US military forces from Syria has been ordered. Officials also say the State Department will be withdrawn in the next 24 hours.
This would see an estimated 2,000 US troops pulled from Syria, which comes after many months of Pentagon officials positioning the military presence as a very long-term one. No one seems to have anticipated this announcement.
In the immediate lead-up to the announcement, however, the Trump Administration has been telegraphing a post-war mindset a bit, with special envoy James Jeffrey confirming earlier this week that the US accepts Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is staying in office.
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https://news.antiwar.com/2018/12/19/white-house-announces-full-withdrawal-from-syria/
Assuming this is not just a bad joke, it's about time. Hopefully Trump also will stop arming and funding all of our proxies in Syria, too.
So ... other than doing Israel's bidding and helping to destabilize the EU, what did we accomplish in Syria?
Here is an essay which questions Trump's announcement:
ReplyDeletehttps://theantimedia.com/is-trump-really-bringing-us-troops-home-from-syria/