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Trump orders US troops out of Syria, declares victory over ISIS; senators slam action as mistake

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Turkish president renews threat to launch offensive against Kurds in U.S.-controlled territory in Syria

Trump's decision to pull Americans from Syria came after a phone call with Turkey
washingtonpost.com/world/national…
“Pentagon officials who had sought to talk the president out of the decision as late as Wed. morning argued that such a move would betray Kurdish allies who have fought alongside American troops in Syria and who could find themselves under attack" nyti.ms/2Gx7id8?smid=n…
Kurdish American protesters gathered in front the White House, condemning the abrupt US withdrawal from Syria. The biggest short-term impact is likely to be felt by Syria's Kurdish forces fighting ISIS, left alone to face an imminent Turkey offensive
Turkey’s Erdogan officially welcomes Iran’s Rouhani
presstv.com/Detail/2018/12…
Russian state media roundly mocked Trump for his claimed defeat of ISIS in Syria: "They’ve been leaving Afghanistan for the last 20 years.”

Russia Thinks Trump’s Syria Pullout Is Too Good to Be True
thebea.st/2CpQ25j
America’s Kurdish allies in Syria are discussing the release of 3,200 IS prisoners, a prominent monitoring group and a Western official said on Thursday, a day after Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of all American troops from the country.
nytimes.com/2018/12/20/wor…
Donald Trump announces SECDEF James Mattis will retire following Syria withdrawal announcement.
Donald Trump ignored Mattis on Syria troop withdrawal. taskandpurpose.com/trump-ignored-…
Defense Secretary James Mattis resignation letter:
Officials said Mr. Mattis went to the White House on Thursday afternoon in a last attempt to convince Mr. Trump to keep American troops in Syria. He was rebuffed, and told the president that he was resigning as a result. nyti.ms/2GyFDIQ
Part of Trump’s Syria withdrawal is the shuttering of al-Tanf, a base that was a target of Russian complaints and seen as key to countering Iranian influence in Syria buzzfeednews.com/article/mikegi…
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee revealed on Friday that the U.S. military was planning a “major clearing operation” targeting ISIS before Trump decided abruptly this week to withdraw forces from Syria trib.al/j5HW6r0
50,000 Syrian refugees have been living under the protection of U.S. military forces for three years. They just found out they have been abandoned. washingtonpost.com/opinions/globa…
Kurds call for larger French role after US leaves Syria
stripes.com/news/middle-ea…
Netanyahu says Israel to increase its “efforts” in Syria after US troop pullout

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Trump’s top envoy in fight against ISIS resigns after Trump pulls troops out of Syria: report hill.cm/pAzPnLm
Defense Department signs executive order to withdraw troops from Syria thehill.com/policy/defense…
Netanyahu calls Erdogan 'antisemitic dictator' "whose army massacres women and children in Kurdish villages, inside and outside Turkey" in latest clash thehill.com/policy/interna…
McGurk before resignation said ISIS 'will remain a threat for some time' thehill.com/homenews/admin…
One striking image shows the Marine Corps generals who will have left the Trump administration, after the president praised their service businessinsider.com/marine-corps-g…
Trump Talks With Erdogan About ‘Slow and Highly Coordinated’ Syria Withdrawal thedailybeast.com/trump-talks-wi…
Four Months After Threat To Seize Trump Towers Istanbul, Trump Gave In To Turkey’s Syria Troop Pullout Demand
inquisitr.com/5221546/seize-…
August:

Turkey's Erdoğan told 'SEIZE Trump Towers Istanbul' in retaliation to sanctions express.co.uk/news/world/998…
November 2nd:

U.S. and Turkey Drop Dueling Sanctions Against Senior Officials nytimes.com/2018/11/02/wor…
November 10th: Erdoğan, Trump meet over dinner in Paris

hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-trump-…
Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town washingtonpost.com/world/europe/t…
Warplanes flying over Lebanon fire missiles toward areas near Syrian capital of Damascus, and air defense units shoot down some of the missiles, Syrian state TV says. Isreal has crossed Lebanese airspace in previous airstrikes. apne.ws/AGjFECW
Syria military says Israel strikes hit Damascus weapons depot bbc.com/news/world-mid…
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Imagine being this willfully ignorant.
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Also for reference: nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna8…
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On the second episode of Hasan Minhaj’s new show, he highlights the role Saudi money plays in propping up Silicon Valley companies. Now @Netflix has removed the episode at the request of the Saudi government. ft.com/content/5121f0…
The episode was only pulled in the KSA.
"Clearly, the best way to stop people from watching something is to ban it, make it trend online, and then leave it up on YouTube."

Hasan Minhaj speaks out after Netflix pulls an episode of "Patriot Act" in Saudi Arabia. wapo.st/2CKVJLC
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Russia's domestic security agency says it has arrested U.S. citizen Paul Whelan on espionage charges. The FSB said that the American man detained in Moscow on Friday.
Spying charges carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years in Russia. cbsnews.com/amp/news/paul-…
Paul Whelan's lawyer tells NYT he hopes he can be part of a prisoner exchange with the US [for Butina] nytimes.com/2019/01/03/wor…
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1)
 Let’s talk about @ThomasErdbrink’s latest @NYTimes read providing a lopsided view about #Iran & blaming everything on Trump exiting the Iran nuclear deal.

Typical of a pro-Obama, Tehran apologist/lobbyist who writes #FakeNews.
nytimes.com/2018/12/26/wor…
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 @ThomasErdbrink is yet another @NYTimes writer in favor of Obama’s #Iran policies.

As an Iranian, I completely loath the Obama years.

Here’s why.
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 @ThomasErdbrink claims #Iran’s middle class disappeared due to Trump exiting the nuclear deal.

Here’s the truth:
March 14, 2018 – Six weeks before Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal
“80% of Iran’s population lives in poverty”
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Trump's business practices in the early 2000s—when his daddy's piggy bank ran out, and when he began dealing in massive sums of cash—make little sense without another key puzzle piece: That's when he turned to shady Russian financing.
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For example, that's when he met Felix Sater, who acted as a conduit for Russian money into Trump SoHo and tried multiple times to swing deals for Trump in Russia. themoscowproject.org/players/felixs…
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1/ My hunch is that the campaign to liberate #syria is almost over. It was a massive operation conducted by the Gulf Cooperation Council right under the noses of the rest of the world. To understand why, start with the #qanon map - the real one pre Jan 5.
2/ #qanon drop on Nov 11:

Why did POTUS receive a sword dance when visiting SA?
What does this mean culturally?
Why is this relevant?
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Why is Russia helping to kill ISIS?
This is not easy to accept nor believe.

#syria
3/ @realDonaldTrump received the Al Ardah because he was going to war with Saudi Arabia against her enemies. As usual the MSM missed the point entirely, preferring to mock the President's dancing.

Morons, all of them.

#qanon #syria
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#Trump #Russia #MoneyLaundering #Mogilevich #RussianMafia
1 .In 1981, David #Bogatin arrived in #NewYorkCity, #Bogatin was a former pilot in the #Soviet Army, and shot down #USA planes during the #VietnamWar, he arrived in #NewYorkCity broke.
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1) My #QAnon thread for posts from January 26th - 28th 2018.

Our theme for this thread:

Is Donald Trump (and his support group) an existential threat to a corrupt political system?
2) #QAnon posted a link to a video the night of the 26th. If you haven't heard it, you might give a listen.
3) The video reveals the theme of Q's posts and the purpose of Donald Trump's Presidency.

#Trump is an existential threat to the corrupt political system. They know it. He knows it and they're locked in a battle to the death. Only one will walk away. #Qanon
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1. The MSM & Dems attempting to portray @realDonaldTrump as a foreign policy disaster are absolutely moronic. Their blatant lies are a disservice to us all.
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2. This article is riddled with falsehoods and is an excellent example that shows @TheDemocrats have taken up residence in opposite world.

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3. We had a President for 8 years that was actually loathed on the world stage. He went to Saudi Arabia.
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