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Here's why Trump's 'decision' to pull out of Syria is so much more dangerous than Bush 43's "Mission Accomplished" gaffe... #ThursdayThoughts
nytimes.com/2018/12/20/wor…
2-"MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday welcomed President Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal of American troops from Syria, calling it “the right decision.”Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he was ordering the withdrawal because the United States military
3-"had achieved its goal of defeating the Islamic State militant group in Syria. But the move caught many by surprise, including some of his military and diplomatic advisers. It has also drawn criticism, even among Republicans, for abandoning Kurdish allies in the fight against
4-"the Islamic State and for aiding the geopolitical ambitions of Iran and Russia in the Middle East.Speaking at his annual news conference, which typically runs for several hours, Mr. Putin said he broadly agreed that the Islamic State had been defeated in Syria.
5-“Donald’s right, and I agree with him,” Mr. Putin said.
The Russian leader expressed skepticism, however that American forces would actually withdraw, as the United States had announced a pullout from Afghanistan by 2014 but still has forces in that country today.
6-"“We don’t see any signs yet of the withdrawal of U.S. troops,” he said. “How long has the United States been in Afghanistan? Seventeen years? And almost every year they say they’re pulling out their troops.”Regarding Syria, he said, Mr. Trump made the right decision because
7-"the American troops are in the country illegally, never having been invited by the Syrian government, as Russian forces were.The United States had backed opponents of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, though the approximately 2,000 American troops in the country have mostly
8-"avoided direct combat with the Russian-backed Syrian Army and its proxies. In February, American soldiers repelled an attack on their position by forces that included Russian citizens working for a Russian security contracting company.Russia and the United States have observed
9-"a “de-conflicting” agreement to avoid direct engagement between their armed forces."
~Andrew E. Kramer, NYT, 12/20/18
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