- July 2017 end support for Syrian rebels so Iran and Russia can defeat them
-October 2017: after partnering with Kurdish Peshmerga, shift to give pro-Iran groups control of Kirkuk to isolate and weaken KRG
- summer 2018: let ceasefire lapse in southern Syria so Assad-Iran Russia can conquer it
Summer 2019 : tell SDF to allow Turkish “safe zone” patrols and “security mechanism” and demolish all defenses
Feb 2020: encourage Turkey to confront Syrian regime, refugee crises and Russia on M4 results