President Trump: "Our soldiers are not in harm's way." Not true, according to top US military commanders who tell Fox this is a complicated, deliberate phased withdrawal with a lot of inherent risk. Already US warplanes had to warn approaching foreign troops with a show of force.
President Trump: "If Turkey goes into Syria, it's not our problem." VP Pence and Pompeo being sent to deliver a very different message to President Erdogan regarding need for a ceasefire.
Top Pentagon officials have told Russia and Turkey that if US forces are threatened the US will react with significant airstrikes targeting their troops.
President Trump: "Kurds are much safer now...not angels."
