"Shipping out 1300 metric tons of weapons-grade chemicals was a major development. Obviously they didn’t get it all. Chlorine wasn’t covered. Trump was handed a mess but also hasn’t deterred Assad," Tommy Vietor said.
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Washington Examiner: Obama national security spokesman: Trump 'was handed a mess' with Syria
Former President Barack Obama's National Security Council spokesman admitted President Trump "was handed a mess" with Syria, but added Trump still hasn't curbed the brutality of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
Tommy Vietor tweeted in 2013 that "remarkable" progress had been made toward eliminating Syria's chemical weapons. In a new tweet, Vietor said Republicans were "resurfacing" his tweet "like it's a gotcha," but also admitted Obama didn't leave Syria in a stable condition for Trump.
"Shipping out 1300 metric tons of weapons-grade chemicals was a major development. Obviously they didn’t get it all. Chlorine wasn’t covered. Trump was handed a mess but also hasn’t deterred Assad," Vietor added.
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WNU Editor: Former President Barack Obama's National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor is not the only one who is voicing regrets .... Former Obama Adviser Says He Regrets Not Implementing Targeted Military Strikes In Syria (NPR).
4 comments:
Not striking after the alleged "chemical attack" was the best decision Obama ever made.
You break Syria you buy it and America is terrible at nation building. Great at massive violence but awful, dreadfully stupid when it comes to nation building. Get out. Get out of Syria now.
this post is simply trying to make Trump policies look ok
Trump has been president for over a year
first he says we will withdraw
then he says we will not for a time
now he says we will hit back
when obama went in, the plan was to get rid of
Assad, get rid of ISIS and help the Kurds
Now Syria in the hands of Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Assad
While we were sleeping, Russia, Iran and Turkey made an ominous deal
So? What is the US vital national interest in Syria?
There is no there, there. It's not as if the US needs a larger footprint in the region; we got bases, camps and ports ringing MENA.
It's certainly not a moral dilemma, see Yemen.
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