Thursday, October 17, 2019

Are U.S. Troops Safe In Syria?

U.S. and Turkish military forces conduct the third ground combined joint patrol inside the security mechanism area in northeast Syria, Oct. 4, 2019. U.S. Army / Staff Sgt. Andrew Goedl

Military Times: Trump says US troops are ‘totally safe’ amid growing chaos in Syria

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that U.S. troops serving in Syria are “totally safe” amid fighting among local military forces thanks to “strategically brilliant” moves to pull back American assets in recent days.

“They have a problem at the border. It’s not our border. We shouldn’t be losing lives over it,” Trump said about the situation in Syria during an Oval Office press event. “We only had 28 soldiers … and they are fully accounted for. We’re watching and negotiating and trying to get Turkey to do the right thing, because we would like to stop wars regardless.”

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WNU Editor: No one is safe in Syria. Even with this Turk-Kurd ceasefire deal. But the Pentagon is on the same page with the President on this one .... Turkey’s Military Ties to US and NATO Remain Strong: US Army Leaders (Defense One).

1 comment:

Jeffsmith said...

They better be. All hell whould rain down on whoever attacked u.s. troops.🎃