Politico: Trump: ‘I want to get out’ of Syria
President Donald Trump on Tuesday again voiced support for pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, saying his administration would make a decision on the matter “very quickly.”
“I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home,” the president said during a multilateral news conference with the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
He added: “Sometimes it’s time to come back home. And we’re thinking about that very seriously.”
The president said the “primary mission” for keeping a military presence in the country, which remains besieged by a multifaceted war, was the defeat of the Islamic State. Given that this task is “almost completed,” Trump said, his administration will look to make a final decision on the status of U.S. troops in the region “very quickly.”
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WNU Editor: The original mission was to defeat the Islamic State .... a mission that is almost completed. So once ISIS is defeated what will be the purpose of maintaining U.S. troops in a region that is plagued by continuous war? To placate Israeli/Saudi/and other concerns because of Iran .... to have a role in what will happen in Syria next .... to maintain a presence so that ISIS never returns? If so .... let us have a debate. But so far we have only had a few US Senators (like Lindsay Graham) who have voiced his opposition to such a withdrawal .... Graham: Pulling out of Syria ‘the single worst decision’ Trump could make (Politico), and some in the military/foreign policy establishment.
More News On President Trump Repeating His Remarks From Last Week That He Wants U.S. Troops Out Of Syria
Trump to decide ‘very quickly’ on US pullout from Syria -- AP
Trump says he will decide soon about future of U.S. troops in Syria -- Reuters
Donald Trump still wants 'to get out' of Syria, but not before ISIS is defeated -- USA Today
Trump signals he wants US troops out of Syria -- The Hill
President Trump says he wants to pull troops out of Syria -- ABC News
US mulls changes to Syria policy, after Trump says US will leave Syria "soon" -- CBS News
Trump Vows Quick Exit From Syria -- Wall Street Journal
Trump Says He Wants U.S. Troops to Leave Syria Soon -- Bloomberg
4 comments:
I must say it is refreshing to open this debate. But I can’t see how Trumps’s “we beat the hell out of ISIS” and now come home is different from Obama’s “I killed Osama bin Laden and defeated AQ” so re-elect me.
Just coming home won’t cut it unless the USA takes extreme steps, like China, to severely restrict ME immigration.
"...to severely restrict ME immigration." Actually this should have been done post 911. While "jury is still out" on DJT and he has mostly been a disappointment he has shown flashes of common sense. Hopefully we can get something like that implemented. It makes little sense to allow people who don't like you unfettered access to your house. It makes much more sense to block their entry into your house.
Well even that previous criminal Nixon signed the EPA into existence. So there's that I guess.
Right
Iran and Russia trump and postman all want Assad in charge and for us to betray Kurds and rebels
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