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Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Flies in the Face of Statements from Top Military and National Security Leaders

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 5:24am

Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Flies in the Face of Statements from Top Military and National Security Leaders by Todd South – Military Times

President Donald Trump’s reported call for a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria comes in stark contrast to statements by his own national security adviser, military leaders, members of Congress and the larger strategic aims laid out to aid Kurdish forces, and counter both Iranian and Russian influence.

 

Trump’s statement about victory over ISIS and subsequent media reports about a withdrawal of the estimated 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria surfaced Wednesday, seeming to catch Pentagon officials flat footed…

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