U.S. military announces start of Syria troop withdrawal
Source: The Washington Post
By Louisa Loveluck and John Hudson January 11 at 7:52 AM
BEIRUT The U.S. military said Friday it has begun withdrawing troops from Syria, initiating a drawdown that has blindsided allies and sparked a scramble for control of the areas that American troops will leave.
U.S. forces have begun the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria, read a statement from the U.S.-led coalition. Out of concern for operational security, we will not discuss specific timelines, locations or troop movements.
President Trumps Dec. 19 announcement that he was moving to disentangle U.S. troops from Syrias complex battlefield sparked fears that the move might undo efforts to defeat the Islamic States final remnants in Syria.
It also marked the culmination of years of criticism by Trump over Washingtons role in foreign wars. In public statements, he had repeatedly suggested that he wanted to bring American troops back home.
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watoos
(7,142 posts)Bibi is going to be pissed, so is Saudi Arabia. No more touching the glowing orb.
The Iran-Iraq-Syria gas pipeline is a go. Gazprom is going to be the investor/operator. A year or 2 ago Putin "sold off" a piece of Gazprom, could it be, nah, that Trump got a piece?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,485 posts)lark
(23,199 posts)Lots here thought this meant no pullout, I thought the pullout would happen, the speech just meant Bolton was trying to talk some sense into drumpf, or cover this up. However, leaving Syria isn't about policy, it's about protecting drumpf from conspiracy to commit murder charges and protecting his son=in-laws big funder, mbs. drumpf knows that Erdogan has the proof and will release it if he doesn't leave, plus it will help his master PUtin, so is getting the hell out of there. He doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself so is letting the Kurds be murdered to protect his own murderousness.
Edit - removed a couple of typos, will I ever learn to type accurately and fast on a flat keyboard?
Polybius
(15,533 posts)If ever given a choice between troops or no troops, he'll choose troops every time.